Tag: Pull buoy
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Reason Not to Use a Pull Buoy
I’ve been meaning to write a post about the use of the pull buoy in training for quite some time now but, unfortunately, never got around to it until today. What finally made me sit down and write this post was the swimmingscience.net article titled “7 Theoretical Reasons to Use a Pull Buoy.” It’s an…
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Pull Buoy or Not?
When we do pull sets, we almost never use pull buoys. Instead, we use a doubled-up kick band wrapped around the ankles. It’s significantly harder to pull this way but we feel that it’s more effective. The other day I was reading "Swimmer and Team" by a legendary American coach Don Gambril and found an…