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Pull buoys and kick boards-I just hate them SO much!

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Am I all alone in this? I am a newer swimmer, aspiring to join our local masters group, however, I loathe pull buoys and kick boards! I love doing kick drills with no board, it feels purer and more ergonomic. Kick drills with a board torque my neck up and shoulders out of line and make me feel like a slow barge to nowhere. As for pull buoys, I just don't get the benefit. They throw me way off balance and are so distracting that I can't really focus on just my arms. Wouldn't using fins for the arm-focused drills be equally beneficial? I ask because these crutches I mean tools seem to be an intrinsic part of the masters workout, and I'm worried that if I eschew them, I will throw off the timing of my lanemates, or somehow not fit in to the group flow. Am I a budding purist or an inflexible whiner? Should I just get over it and use the board and buoy? Or is it acceptable to adapt the workout without these items? Willow
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  • Pull Buoys are OK occasionally to help isolate the pull and focus on body position. They are also good as a drill in helping keep your knees from getting too wide in breaststroke.Otherwise their primary purpose seems to be for the coach to give the illusion of variety to a workout. Kickboards do put one in an unnatural position and I avoid them for workouts.Their main advantage seems to be that you can talk while using them. What a kickboard is really great for,is that it makes it much easier to catch little waves when bodysurfing.
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  • Pull Buoys are OK occasionally to help isolate the pull and focus on body position. They are also good as a drill in helping keep your knees from getting too wide in breaststroke.Otherwise their primary purpose seems to be for the coach to give the illusion of variety to a workout. Kickboards do put one in an unnatural position and I avoid them for workouts.Their main advantage seems to be that you can talk while using them. What a kickboard is really great for,is that it makes it much easier to catch little waves when bodysurfing.
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