Tag: VoloBlades
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VoloBlades: Try Before You Buy
Today we are expanding our popular Try Before You Buy program to include VoloBlades. If you are a coach of a US based swimming team, you can now request up to 3 pairs of VoloBlades to try them with your team. Here’s how it works: Here’s how it works: A head coach of a swim…
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To Our Australian Customers – How to Save on Shipping
International shipping is expensive, but there are ways to reduce the cost for those located in Australia. Australia Post’s ShopMate allows you to use a US address for shipping—the larger the order the bigger the savings. We recommend that you combine individual orders into one to save money on costs. Here is a hypothetical example…
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Announcing Price Increase for VoloBlades
The cost of manufacturing VoloBlades has been increasing every year for the past four years. In particular, the cost of the raw material–the high-end polycarbonate—has increased more than other costs. This makes the production of larger sizes more expensive than the smaller size. We are raising the prices of VoloBlades to better reflect the cost…
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VoloBlades 30: The Smallest Sibling in the VoloBlades Family
Today we are releasing a new size of VoloBlades: VoloBlades 30, the smallest paddles in our VoloBlades family. We created this smaller size to meet three important criteria, explained in detail below. We wanted the swim paddles to fit swimmers with smaller hands, to be effective for breaststroke, and during sprint. Swim paddles for smaller…
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VoloBlades and VB AIR Review by Swimmer Magazine
These paddles received great reviews, and testers felt a high elbow from the catch through the pull to the finish on the stroke. … In addition to being a great technique aid, the VoloBlades are good for developing strength and endurance, and testers felt as though their deltoids and lats had received an extra workout…
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Slow Motion Fly and Breaststroke with Lo Swim
Thanks to [Lo Swim](Thanks to Lo Swim Annie Babicz and Miranda Schneider for swimming with us at AquaVolo!) Annie Babicz and Miranda Schneider for swimming with us at AquaVolo!
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VoloBlades: Strength Training for Triathletes
Today’s perspective on strength training by Luis Vargas from MarkAllenOnline.com on XTri.com featured an image of VoloBlades. The image illustrates one of Luis’s recommendations–using paddles to increase strength. Thanks, Luis for emphasizing tools and methods for strength training!
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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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Variable Weight Swim Paddles
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post titled “Things To Consider When Shopping For New Power Training Gear” in which I described three essential properties of training gear to consider when shopping for new equipment. One of the properties described was Effectiveness, which I defined as: A training device is considered effective if…
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The Beauty of VoloBlades
VoloBlades are unique. Unlike traditional swim paddles, VoloBlades shift the point of force down to the lower part of the palm which: Encourages high elbow catch allowing for better anchoring, Generates significantly more power during the pull phase by recruiting bigger muscle groups such as lats and core. Reduces stress on the shoulders. Sometimes it’s…