Where I work out there is usually a girl who swims at around the same time as I usually do.Well, a lot of times she is in the lane next to mine.She is quite a good swimmer.I noticed that my average pace is faster than hers by about 7-8 meters per 50 , but there is one thing that bothers me - kicking sets!Whenever I happen to be doing a kicking set(ok, I have to admit here - I do very little kicking work, which I should probably improve on) and she happens to be kicking, too, she goes FASTER!!!Does that mean that she is just a good kicker or I am missing out on some improvements that I could see if I kicked more?I do a constant 6-beat kick when swimming free and it is not bad, but that girl just made me think.Do you think my times would drop by a considerable amount if I concentrated on hard kicking sets?
Originally posted by Jeff Commings
I'm even worse about paddles.
I'm the ONLY swimmer on my team that swims "naked." That is, without paddles or fins/zoomers. They tend to believe that the paddles and fins are the only way they can keep up, but sadly they don't know that the zoomers don't really help that much, especially if you use them all the time.
Plus, overuse of paddles means shoulder problems.
But oh well. I've learned to let it go. They're adults, after all. At least on the age group team I coach, we never use fins or paddles.
Jeff,
It's nice to hear a former National Team member say this. I really hate my TOYS as well and think that while they do add variety it is best to swim "naked". Many of my teammates put on fins or paddles to try and make certain intervals. I think that they would be better off going on a slower interval. Some of the guys, though, just can't stand that I go on a faster interval so they'll "cheat" in whatever way possible to keep up.
This sometimes bugs me but as you said we are all adults so nothing can really be done...
Originally posted by Jeff Commings
I'm even worse about paddles.
I'm the ONLY swimmer on my team that swims "naked." That is, without paddles or fins/zoomers. They tend to believe that the paddles and fins are the only way they can keep up, but sadly they don't know that the zoomers don't really help that much, especially if you use them all the time.
Plus, overuse of paddles means shoulder problems.
But oh well. I've learned to let it go. They're adults, after all. At least on the age group team I coach, we never use fins or paddles.
Jeff,
It's nice to hear a former National Team member say this. I really hate my TOYS as well and think that while they do add variety it is best to swim "naked". Many of my teammates put on fins or paddles to try and make certain intervals. I think that they would be better off going on a slower interval. Some of the guys, though, just can't stand that I go on a faster interval so they'll "cheat" in whatever way possible to keep up.
This sometimes bugs me but as you said we are all adults so nothing can really be done...
