I'm curious as to which is more common -- being slower with a pull buoy or being faster, and why some people are one way rather than the other? Personally, I am far slower with a pull buoy. I attribute this to my natural buoyancy (ahem) as well as having a fairly strong kick when I want to, although I often feel as though I am not kicking very hard, so I'm not sure how much of a factor that is.
Anyway, being slow with a pull buoy becomes very frustrating in practice -- it's hard to keep up with lanemates who I am normally faster than or equal to. Not sure if there is anything to be done about that.
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I am much slower with a pull bouy. If I wear paddles and in shape, I'm about the same speed, sans toys.
I think it is because I can't rotate as I do without. My kick is mostly used for body position or timing, not propulsion. Oh well.
I use a pull bouy to focus on my underwater pull, not for interval training.
I am much slower with a pull bouy. If I wear paddles and in shape, I'm about the same speed, sans toys.
I think it is because I can't rotate as I do without. My kick is mostly used for body position or timing, not propulsion. Oh well.
I use a pull bouy to focus on my underwater pull, not for interval training.
