Monofin sets

My new monofin showed up in the mail today. :banana: So now that I have this toy, does anyone have any great sets, tips for use etc? I'm resting my shoulder, so I figure I have a lot of time to play around with it. If I accidently get a much firmer stomach in the process, that wouldn't be so bad. I've only had mine for a few weeks now. Just to get my feet toughened up and used to them I've been doing about 300-400 yards once or twice a week with it. Example: 8 x 25 SDK, odds on back, evens face down. I try to make it to at least the flags (on the far end) underwater. I will also do 25's of fly and *** with dolphin kick, like 8 x 25 alternating fly and ***. Once my feet get used to it I'll start doing some 50's along the same line as the 25's. Fortress does a lot of swimming with hers so you might ask her what type of workouts she's doing.

I'm tall and the depth at the edge is 5.5', so I just put it on the bottom, work my feet into it as far as I can, then hold onto the edge while I reach down and pull the straps over my heels. Can you sit on the deck and get it on then slip into the water? As far as pushing off, I just do it like I usually do, on my side then rotate to front or back as I kick away from the wall. Poolraat maybe you can help me with some basics. How do I put the thing on in the pool without drowning? The shallow end of the pool is 4.5 feet deep and I'm only 5.5 tall, so I'll thinking the life guards are going to be laughing watching me try to get my feet into the monofin. And what about pushing off the wall?

Poolraat maybe you can help me with some basics. How do I put the thing on in the pool without drowning? The shallow end of the pool is 4.5 feet deep and I'm only 5.5 tall, so I'll thinking the life guards are going to be laughing watching me try to get my feet into the monofin. And what about pushing off the wall?