Tag: Product Comparison
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Weight vs Resistance
Weight and resistance during training have different impacts—both negative and positive—on swimming mechanics. It’s important to be able to differentiate between the helpful benefits of added resistance and the potential negative impact of additional weight. There seems to be confusion about this in the swimming world, or perhaps just a sloppiness in use of terminology.…
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Similarities Between DragSox and the 2014 Olympics Speedskating Suit
The two images above represent two tools for two very different sports. The image on the left, DragSox®, is a power training tool for swimmers. The image on the right is a suit for the 2014 Olympics speed skaters. The purpose of these tools is diametric—DragSox are designed to slow the swimmer down while the…
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Leave the Shoes in the Box if You Want to Keep Your Technique
In the article "Outside the Box Training: Must be the Shoes" posted on usaswimming.org the author recommends swimming in shoes as a fun and "relatively easy to understand" training technique for swimmers. While I agree that swimming with shoes might be a "fun change of pace", I believe the drawbacks that shoes introduce significantly outweigh…
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VoloBlades: Shifting The Center Of Pressure Down To The Lower Palm
Swimming paddles were invented in the beginning of the 18th century. In the following 300 years, they have gone through manifold of successive alterations but the overall concept has remained the same. With the exception of finger- and anti-paddles, the traditional swimming paddle has a surface area slightly bigger than the swimmer’s hand and covers…
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Things To Consider When Shopping For New Power Training Gear
What things should you consider when shopping for new power training gear? Which equipment will be the most beneficial for you or your team? Making the right decision while trying to weed out marketing hype from essential data can be challenging, but, you can simplify the task by evaluating each training device against three essential…
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DragSox vs Running Shoes
If you are still using running shoes as a power training tool in the pool, I highly recommend giving DragSox® a try. I guarantee that after you try them, you will never swim in running shoes again. Swimmers have been using running shoes in the pool because there has been no alternative. If you wanted…
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Swimming with Parachute vs DragSox
Parachute was one of the things I thought about when I was developing DragSox. I liked the drag that parachute created but there were two things that I really didn’t like about them. One was that my foot was constantly hitting the strap, making it hard to get into the rhythm of the stroke. This…
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FAQ about DragSox
What are DragSox? DragSox® is a power training device that is used in the water. What can DragSox do for me? DragSox will help you get stronger and faster as you learn how to overcome the extra drag. Using DragSox will encourage you to find the most efficient way to move through the water, enabling…