Personally, I think kickboards are evil, evil, evil. When I was swimming 20 years ago in high school I didn't see the point, and now that I'm 38 I still don't see the point.
Happily though, I've read in several books and seen on a few video tapes that many coaches have come around to my line of thinking, "Kickboards put you in an unnatural heads-up position, emphasize the least effective part of the stroke (the kick), and keep you from rotating."
Since I see people swim with kickboards every day I know many people disagree with me. But, there's no way they're going to change my mind. Instead - let's vote!
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I hate kickboards. They give me repeated really nasty stiff necks, and hurt my shoulders. I like swimming sans widgets for the most part. Although I do like my Zoomers, and if someone gave me a Monofin, I'd kiss them and jump up and down squealing. So I guess I just hate kickboards and pull buoys.
Willow
I hate kickboards. They give me repeated really nasty stiff necks, and hurt my shoulders. I like swimming sans widgets for the most part. Although I do like my Zoomers, and if someone gave me a Monofin, I'd kiss them and jump up and down squealing. So I guess I just hate kickboards and pull buoys.
Willow
