I would like to start a discussion on some of the training "toys" available, but I don't want the discussion to get tossed by the moderators. I'm not sure what the forum guidelines are for discussing specific commercial products. I certainly haven't been able to figure it out from various threads. Here's what I think though:
generic toys such as pull buoys, basic paddles and fins seem to be okay
discussing specific brands of tech suits seems to be okay, perhaps because the manufacturers don't seem to participate
certain training devices (which for now shall remain unnamed) seem to be more-or-less discouraged from the forums, at least in part because the inventors/vendors of those products are active participants
Do I have that about right? If so, I'd propose that it's okay to discuss specific training tools as long as the people selling them don't participate in the threads, just people like me with no financial interest in such stuff, other than the lightening my wallet would undergo if I purchased them. Would it be okay for those with a financial interest to respond via PM to specific posts in a thread? Would it be okay for such people to respond to the thread if their messages contained a disclaimer?
Comments please...
Skip Montanaro
Parents
Former Member
...why would you buy fistgloves when you can swim w/ your fists closed?...
I think I'd get very sore forearm muscles if I tried to hold a fist for as long as I use the gloves, but sometimes I'll start off every length with 6 to 10 strokes with my fists closed, then open them up part-way down the pool. With the gloves, there's no effort required to hold the hands in that position.
...why would you buy fistgloves when you can swim w/ your fists closed?...
I think I'd get very sore forearm muscles if I tried to hold a fist for as long as I use the gloves, but sometimes I'll start off every length with 6 to 10 strokes with my fists closed, then open them up part-way down the pool. With the gloves, there's no effort required to hold the hands in that position.
