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.
If you need a pull-buoy to go faster, then you likely are:
a. Underutilizing your kick
b. Not using your core to maintain proper body alignment
c. Both a & b
Don't worry, you are better off working to go faster without the buoy, since you can't use it in competition, anyway! :)
I'd like to think that I can infer from this that since I go slower with a pull-buoy, I have a good kick and use my core for proper body alignment. I suspect that is a faulty inference, though!
If you need a pull-buoy to go faster, then you likely are:
a. Underutilizing your kick
b. Not using your core to maintain proper body alignment
c. Both a & b
Don't worry, you are better off working to go faster without the buoy, since you can't use it in competition, anyway! :)
I'd like to think that I can infer from this that since I go slower with a pull-buoy, I have a good kick and use my core for proper body alignment. I suspect that is a faulty inference, though!
