Monofins look fun! Are they a good training tool

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There is this pentathlon meet at Cal Tech in Pasadena March 2006 andI want to use this meet as a primer for my season leading up to FINA at Stanford. I saw someone using a monofin and it looked so fun. It looked like you could butterfly and concentrate on technique for a longer period of time. Are they worth the $100 in regards to training. I don't use fins of any kind but these look fun for kick sets. Personal reviews?
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    I have played with monofins before. I can't help myself when a see a "toy" at a pool. It was okay to swim/kick with. Turns were very difficult for me (open turns were practically impossible). If you want to work with fins I would get a regular pair (I love my TYR Flexfins). They are cheaper and more manageable. I could go faster with the monofin, but it didn't make me work as hard as regular fins do.
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    I have played with monofins before. I can't help myself when a see a "toy" at a pool. It was okay to swim/kick with. Turns were very difficult for me (open turns were practically impossible). If you want to work with fins I would get a regular pair (I love my TYR Flexfins). They are cheaper and more manageable. I could go faster with the monofin, but it didn't make me work as hard as regular fins do.
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