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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I'm going to see if anybody has the flexfins around here.
DJ Sports offered to exchange me a pair for the Swim Stuff fins, but I've already spent 12 bucks on shipping by ordering and returning the fins that the local masters coach recommended, which amounts to paying $12 just to try on a pair. I'm not inclined to do that again.
If anyone else out there has "duck feet" (narrow heel, wide toe) and can recommend a brand and model, please do.
Also, for folks who use fins, how do you use them in training, specifically?
Like I said, we literally never used them, so this is all new to me.
I'm going to see if anybody has the flexfins around here.
DJ Sports offered to exchange me a pair for the Swim Stuff fins, but I've already spent 12 bucks on shipping by ordering and returning the fins that the local masters coach recommended, which amounts to paying $12 just to try on a pair. I'm not inclined to do that again.
If anyone else out there has "duck feet" (narrow heel, wide toe) and can recommend a brand and model, please do.
Also, for folks who use fins, how do you use them in training, specifically?
Like I said, we literally never used them, so this is all new to me.
