I bought a Finis snorkel a few years back but I just do not enjoy swimming with it. I find I hold my breath more per 25 than I do in an underwater or hypoxic 25. I haven't even tried doing a flip turn with it yet.
Anyone else go through a similar adjustment phase when they started working with their snorkel? How did you get used to it?
I will stop short of agreeing with George, but understand his sentiment.
I use a kickboard, paddles and a pull buoy in training (no snorkel), but the vast amount is just swimming. The reason? Mostly because I feel awful taking my stroke apart. Drills are useless to me without a coach critiquing them on every length (how many of us get THAT treat?). I kick sometimes with a board, sometimes on my side, sometimes with fins. That part is definitely an asset to racing for me. Everything else, not so much.
I love to swim but if there were no meets, I would not be a regular at workout. I heard a quote from Natalie Coughlin early this year that I will now paraphrase," Every time I get in the pool, I try to have a perfect stroke, kick, pushoff. Even in warmups." Junk yardage is not a distance, it is lack of effort to improve.
I will stop short of agreeing with George, but understand his sentiment.
I use a kickboard, paddles and a pull buoy in training (no snorkel), but the vast amount is just swimming. The reason? Mostly because I feel awful taking my stroke apart. Drills are useless to me without a coach critiquing them on every length (how many of us get THAT treat?). I kick sometimes with a board, sometimes on my side, sometimes with fins. That part is definitely an asset to racing for me. Everything else, not so much.
I love to swim but if there were no meets, I would not be a regular at workout. I heard a quote from Natalie Coughlin early this year that I will now paraphrase," Every time I get in the pool, I try to have a perfect stroke, kick, pushoff. Even in warmups." Junk yardage is not a distance, it is lack of effort to improve.
