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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I would suspect that paddles could be useful for building up the muscles used in the stroke.
Something else that paddles have helped me with, is realizing how weak my left-arm catch is. The paddles force me to really pay attention to that arm too.
The age-group swimmers at my local pool use paddles for about one set a session, but it's always done as part of their "slow swimming" freestyle work. Basically 1000m straight focusing on good distance per stroke.
That being said, I think it's always good to "visualize" catching as much water as you can, and feeling this catch, even when you're NOT wearing paddles. I'm surprised by how much water I can actually catch if I'm really are thoughtful about each stroke.
I would suspect that paddles could be useful for building up the muscles used in the stroke.
Something else that paddles have helped me with, is realizing how weak my left-arm catch is. The paddles force me to really pay attention to that arm too.
The age-group swimmers at my local pool use paddles for about one set a session, but it's always done as part of their "slow swimming" freestyle work. Basically 1000m straight focusing on good distance per stroke.
That being said, I think it's always good to "visualize" catching as much water as you can, and feeling this catch, even when you're NOT wearing paddles. I'm surprised by how much water I can actually catch if I'm really are thoughtful about each stroke.
