Which swim toys, if any, are you currently using at least semi-regularly. Feel free to elaborate on why and when you use them! You can make as many choices as you like.
I forget to add breaststroke fins. You can just note if you are. I have just started kicking once in awhile with them. I aspire to learn the snorkle, but haven't gotten around to that yet. I also can't keep my nose clip on. Hoping to get the hang of it this winter to avoid sinus infections.
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Morgan, if those are the paddles you use I would recommend taking the rear strap off and just using your fingers to hold the paddle....the reason is, that rear strap tends to be used as a cheat strap....by leaving it on you are able to cheat your stroke by pulling your hand out early. If you take that strap off and start swimming and it gets pulled off you are not pushing all the way through on your stroke. This will correct that pretty quick.....after having to retrieve your paddles a few times down the lane you'll realize what you are doing.
My old high school coach would make us take the strap off completely so we couldn't use it at all.
I took the wrist strap this morning at your advice...and to my surprise I was just fine without the wrist strap! Thanks for the suggestion--wouldn't want to be :cane:-ing my way through practice!!:D
Morgan, if those are the paddles you use I would recommend taking the rear strap off and just using your fingers to hold the paddle....the reason is, that rear strap tends to be used as a cheat strap....by leaving it on you are able to cheat your stroke by pulling your hand out early. If you take that strap off and start swimming and it gets pulled off you are not pushing all the way through on your stroke. This will correct that pretty quick.....after having to retrieve your paddles a few times down the lane you'll realize what you are doing.
My old high school coach would make us take the strap off completely so we couldn't use it at all.
I took the wrist strap this morning at your advice...and to my surprise I was just fine without the wrist strap! Thanks for the suggestion--wouldn't want to be :cane:-ing my way through practice!!:D
