Back when I was swimming competitively, we never used fins. No one I knew even owned a pair.
Now, they seem to be popular. The local masters team uses them. Today I was in the gym pool and a young fellow -- looked to be maybe a high school team swimmer -- got in and started doing kick sets with fins.
Seems to me, if you want to get good at kicking with your bare legs, you practice kicking with your bare legs. In many sports, training is done with added weights, but since the fins make kicking easier, I don't see the benefit.
But then again, why would a training method be popular if it didn't work?
So what's the rationale?
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That's pretty old school.
Well, yeah... I'm just getting back in the water after a 29 year, uh... hiatus?
:cane:
I got lots o' catching up to do.
Did my first workout yesterday, and I was surprised how much "like riding a bicycle" it was. The thing is, I'm sure lots of advances in training and stroke have been made in 3 decades.
Heck, when I competed, you had to go all the way to the wall on your back in backstroke, and you got DQ'ed in breaststroke if your head went underwater.
ETA: Thanks, everybody, for the advice. Btw, I got a pair of Swim Stuff fins on the advice of the local team coach, and they turned out to be painfully narrow across the toe, so I can't use them. DJ Sports recommended TYR Flexfins for a wide toe. Anyone here got any experience with this?
That's pretty old school.
Well, yeah... I'm just getting back in the water after a 29 year, uh... hiatus?
:cane:
I got lots o' catching up to do.
Did my first workout yesterday, and I was surprised how much "like riding a bicycle" it was. The thing is, I'm sure lots of advances in training and stroke have been made in 3 decades.
Heck, when I competed, you had to go all the way to the wall on your back in backstroke, and you got DQ'ed in breaststroke if your head went underwater.
ETA: Thanks, everybody, for the advice. Btw, I got a pair of Swim Stuff fins on the advice of the local team coach, and they turned out to be painfully narrow across the toe, so I can't use them. DJ Sports recommended TYR Flexfins for a wide toe. Anyone here got any experience with this?
