Paddles! Hooah! What are they good for?

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So I have small paddles I use for *** drill (pressing the water). I've swam a little front crawl with them too but I don't really know what I ought to be doing. What is the use of paddles going to do for me? Are there various types of target goals (speed or sttrength) that require different uses? Will it create shoulder issues? Any set ideas for an average swimmer? Should I swim or just pull with them on? Thanks...
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  • Former Member
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    Thanks all! Some good tips here, including ice scraping in a pinch! :) George--do you think just swimming or certain drills for the underfwater part? Coach T--are EVF paddles expensive? I do some fist drill and over barrel drill sans fins right now to try and capture that feeling. Good news is there will be a coach available to me for the summer up to 5 nights a week, so I can hopefully get some hands on analysis etc!
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  • Former Member
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    Thanks all! Some good tips here, including ice scraping in a pinch! :) George--do you think just swimming or certain drills for the underfwater part? Coach T--are EVF paddles expensive? I do some fist drill and over barrel drill sans fins right now to try and capture that feeling. Good news is there will be a coach available to me for the summer up to 5 nights a week, so I can hopefully get some hands on analysis etc!
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