What would you consider as the most important reason to include kicking in your workouts?
Also, what do you see as the main difference and purpose between the exercises kicking with a board and kicking without a board?
So here is the thing about masters swimmers Skip...
They almost all LOVE swimming and or kicking with FINz!
Probably even more than fast 25s.
I couldn't agree with you more that some use them as a crutch.
As a coach, I try to find a way to put a "FINz Set" in every single workout. That way, when I see the gang reach for the fins, I can tell them to save their legs because the FINz set is coming.
Some swimmers have real issues with being able to kick well.
They can improve - some coaches have the skill to help them - but it also takes patience and willingness from the swimmer.
Often they do not want to be bothered.
And masters afterall is for fun. So the swimmer and coach have to decide how much they are willing to work for it.
Can we all agree though that big FINz and ego are trouble if the fins are not assigned to the set?
Ahelee - I agree with you in regards to FINz except for those who are dealing with shoulder issues. If you are working with a touchy shoulder and choose to use FINz and either only kick or overkick a sprint session, I can totally understand that. And as a coach, I expect that swimmers with various physical issues let me know what they are working with, so I can help them. And swimmers need to be realistic about where they are in their lanes and space themselves as needed. Often one can leave an extra 5 or 10 seconds behind and not cause any issues.
--mj
So here is the thing about masters swimmers Skip...
They almost all LOVE swimming and or kicking with FINz!
Probably even more than fast 25s.
I couldn't agree with you more that some use them as a crutch.
As a coach, I try to find a way to put a "FINz Set" in every single workout. That way, when I see the gang reach for the fins, I can tell them to save their legs because the FINz set is coming.
Some swimmers have real issues with being able to kick well.
They can improve - some coaches have the skill to help them - but it also takes patience and willingness from the swimmer.
Often they do not want to be bothered.
And masters afterall is for fun. So the swimmer and coach have to decide how much they are willing to work for it.
Can we all agree though that big FINz and ego are trouble if the fins are not assigned to the set?
Ahelee - I agree with you in regards to FINz except for those who are dealing with shoulder issues. If you are working with a touchy shoulder and choose to use FINz and either only kick or overkick a sprint session, I can totally understand that. And as a coach, I expect that swimmers with various physical issues let me know what they are working with, so I can help them. And swimmers need to be realistic about where they are in their lanes and space themselves as needed. Often one can leave an extra 5 or 10 seconds behind and not cause any issues.
--mj
