I'm looking for a hard styrofoam single-piece pull buoy and I can't find one. Here are problems I see with current offerings:
Tyr pull float. This isn't buoyant enough, plus I think it will absorb water a little bit and will stay soggy in my locker.
Lincoln Leg Floats. Perfect buoyancy, dries off easily and doesn't remain soggy, but it's too slippery and nearly impossible to keep between your thighs.
Two-piece soft styrofoam. This type will stay soggy.
Something just like the Lincoln Leg Float, but made from hard styrofoam would be perfect. I know they used to make these, but I can't find them. I think if you're not careful with them, the styrofoam pellets could slough off and start clogging pool filters. Maybe that's why they're no longer made.
Any suggestions?
Your mileage may vary.
I find the Tyr buoy TOO buoyant. I use that at one facility and the two-piece polyfoam at another, and both jack me up and change arm alignment. Occasionally it is exactly that change that my coach wants to see. I use them now in mixed sets (swim with, then without) or to unweight the lower body completely, but now we mostly use fins to look at arm technique. :blah:
(Oh dear, I am boring myself!)
Regards, VB
Your mileage may vary.
I find the Tyr buoy TOO buoyant. I use that at one facility and the two-piece polyfoam at another, and both jack me up and change arm alignment. Occasionally it is exactly that change that my coach wants to see. I use them now in mixed sets (swim with, then without) or to unweight the lower body completely, but now we mostly use fins to look at arm technique. :blah:
(Oh dear, I am boring myself!)
Regards, VB
