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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Maybe not kick boards, but kick sets are useful.
I personally like to use them in my sprint sets.
I also use them to check the endurance of my legs (i.e. how many 50s can I handle within 75 seconds).
Sometimes I use them with fins for my ankle flexibility.
If my arms are too much tired or if I have pain on my shoulders, it is time to use kick boards.
I do not hate them.:blah:
Maybe not kick boards, but kick sets are useful.
I personally like to use them in my sprint sets.
I also use them to check the endurance of my legs (i.e. how many 50s can I handle within 75 seconds).
Sometimes I use them with fins for my ankle flexibility.
If my arms are too much tired or if I have pain on my shoulders, it is time to use kick boards.
I do not hate them.:blah:
