I know there’s been some posts on these but no one has actually talked about their thoughts after using them for a while so I’ll start. I got these about 2 weeks ago. Very fun training tool. The idea is that they keep the correct wrist to forearm angle. The reason I got them is that the back part of my stroke my hand loses the correct angle and I lose a bit of grip on the water.
Here’s my thoughts after 2 weeks:
They are awesome if the back part of your stroke is weak from incorrect hand/wrist angle;
Use them only for drill type sets
They definitely help with muscle memory/ the feeling of the correct position
You can also use them with pull paddles for an intense effect. You can really feel boost at the end of the stroke as you pull through
When you take them off I found I could replicate this new motor pattern.
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I’ve had them for a while, but I can’t figure out how to use them without hurting myself. They just dig into my arm and hand. Do you get that sensation as well?
I just ordered a pair last week, but have not yet received them. Why do you say “only use them for drill type sets?”
I am a relatively slow swimmer who does not do “drills.” I just jump in, swim between 2000 and 4200 yards, and get out.
Will they be of value for that? Have they made you faster? I was hoping they were like a miracle drug.
Thanks. While I do understand that I should be doing drills, I don’t really like swimming and anytime I stop, there is a good chance I won’t start again.
It’s funny, but I seem to have the training thing backwards. I do long slow swims, yet run way too fast during my training runs (which, of course, leads to injuries).
by all means dude, keep just swimming long and slow, and you will always be a slow swimmer, and swimming will not be enjoyable. not to pick on you, but it never ceases to amaze me that people refuse to change their training philosophy and wonder why some aspect of the sport is slow and painful.
my good friend trained just like you, hated swimming and was slow as a dog. she finally caved to her hubby and i screaming at her to go to masters. well, 3 months of masters and now she LIKES swimming, has improved her stroke and times, and get this, actually LOOKS FORWARD to swimming.
i highly recommend, if your schedule allows, to find a masters swim group. i guarantee, you will actually like to swim after a few months, and the drudgery of the sport disappears.
Susan, a/k/a “sto”, Of course, I realize you are right, but I just don’t have the patience. I tend to do better at things where you can improve by simply trying harder than everyone else. Swimming is clearly not such an activity. At first it frustrated me that chubby 14 year-old girls, who had little endurance or strength could swim circles around me, but I’ve learned to accept being a middle of the pack swimmer. I’m hoping these devices I recently ordered will change that.
BTW, I don’t think a female has ever called me “dude” before. It’s kind of neat. –smile-
CCF I wonder if you are wearing them backwards. A friend who tried them on instantly put them on backwards so I’ve seen people do it. When you have them on correctly you can see that your hand, wrist and forearm are locked into the correct position.