Why You Swim Faster With A Pull Buoy (And How To Change That)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, I'm gonna show you how you can improve your kick so that you can actually be the same speed and the same efficiency when you don't have a pull buoy in to when you are using one.
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This is EXACTLY me. As someone who never swam freestyle until last year (age 58), I have found that as I have made (slow) progress, I can now swim confidently with a pull buoy but without I really struggle. Similarly, with fins I absolutely motor up the pool but kicking without I don't move at all.
So, I'm not the only one....
@@ddaf9737 Same here (Male, age 30). What gets me funked up is the fins; I can swim whole laps with the fins, but I'm barely moving without them.
I’ve been in that boat too.. bouy has been a game changer allows you to focus on the arms. Whats really interesting is how B manages to articulate the details such as referencing core effect, makes huge sense but I would not have picked it myself. On that point I have found alternating sets of ten or twenty laps first with then without. That way you are training yourself to get that muscle memory in your core which improves posture and then add in the kicks, or “ballerina in a bucket” to that. With the help of these vids I am genuinely enjoying and looking fwd to my swimming. Its still hard and frustrating but with the techniques behind you its to provides structure and confidence to help you on your way. So blessed to have this amazing channel and hate to think where I’d be without it.
Good tip on imagining the buoy is there.
I was asking myself exactly this question last week. Thanks for this video.
Nice summary Brenton. I am still working to keep my legs up. I tried raising them while doing freestyle and felt my core and glutes tighten while my head dropped. Just another way for me to think about it. I took almost one minute off my swim time in the first triathlon of the year. Thanks for the help.
Thank you for this! I tried these techniques this morning and they immediately changed my form and movement in the water. I also have been doing stretches for a while to correct a pretty severe anterior pelvic tilt, which I think has contributed to bad form in general.
Thanks for this: well-explained and food for thought. These are all things I need to work on. 👍
Your video was aimed at me. I've decided to watch it before each swimmig session to remind myself what to work on, many thanks
Thanks Brenton. Particularly the video of the timing of kick and commenting about the two different ways to think about it, although noting you prefer the same side arm and leg being timed together. I'll keep working it.
Great to have them all in one video!
Thank you!
You dont just know how to do it but also how to tell it :) Thank you very much. After watching your videos everything has been easy for me.
Thank you for these pointers! Very helpful
Your videos are incredibly helpful!! Thank you
Great video, thank you.
I've only been swimming for about a year (after swimming a bit as a child about 30 years ago) and couldn't work out why I was faster with a buoy at anything over 200m, it didn't make any logical sense to be faster when not kicking with my legs. E.g. 6:30 for 400m with buoy. 6:45 without. I've been trying to work on my kick the last couple of months, a few more things to try now. Appreciate this insight a lot. Thank you
Thank you for your useful tips!
Luminous thanks! 💡
THX for your incredible videos!
I had been overusing the pull buoy and fins until last Nov, when I realized I needed to try doing without them. I could swim faster and easier of course before, but without them I swam less comfortably and was slower. I just decided to go cold turkey (!) and now, some 6 months later, I feel more comfortable and confident and also a bit faster. Every thing you mention has been true for me. Thanks very much.
Great content!
Nice one Brenton !!!
brilliant, thank you.
Super clear
Thanks Brenton. This morning I was doing a paddle + band set without pullbuoy and kept sinking to the bottom. Could you explain how to use hip rotation and stretching your pull to float better?
When I was a lifeguard at the Y in the 70's, my training included the side-kick ( don't know if that's what it is called now) for life saving stroke. Anyway, do you have any comments on that stroke or the back stroke that's like the breaststroke only on my back? My husband mocks me for doing those as my "rest strokes". I do those to take a break doing laps. I'm 72 and swim 70 lengths in an hour. Just curious.
Only 2 short from the target😊
Ah ha! Thank you. I was baffled as to why I swam faster with the pull buoy. Duh! 😊
pure wisdom
Thanks for the video. My big weakness is point 5. I hate kick practice!
Danke!
I swam competitively a lot as a kid. I took up triathlon around 7 years ago, now 56. While I’ve certainly got stronger and faster with a pull buoy in the last few years I’m definitely faster without a pull buoy. Does this make sense? When I use a pull buoy I don’t kick at all.
Hey Brenton, so what about those swimmers that are actually slower with a pull bout, can we have a wee video for that please
Any advise for someone swimming with a very high level leg amputation ? I use a small fin that helps control the tendency of my body to yaw. Not sure if I plane better with one leg as opposed to two ?
Hi, Brenton! Thanks a lot for the video and all the lessons you are sharing! I am also thinking of subscribing to your program, but still figuring out how to video myself. I want to ask you on one of the advices you are giving in this video. It regarding the kicking on the side and in particular should it be done with fins? Thanks in advance!
My athletes mostly use a GoPro clamp or GorillaPod with GoPro attachment or phone attachment to record themselves
Can do kick on side without fins if you can, otherwise use fins but get a good set like DMC Elite fins
Kicking sets help to improve your kick as it helps to get flappy legs.... A continous 4 kick or 6 kick timed beat is more helpful to get the body position in line with the water
great
Funny, I just noticed this the other day, a not that flash swimmer glided past me 😂 towing a pull buoy
I time my kick and my catch together but on the opposite side which I feel more natural. Is it less efficient than doing it on the same side? Thanks
That's actually a great question, as some coaches say kick n pull on same side, while others actually say downkick opposite. Same side makes more sense I think, as it helps with correct rotation.
Hahaha yeah my kick feels like a passenger
My issue is that I have to swim 800 yards for a test. (Scuba instructor) How many times is that at 25 yards? 16 times.
32 laps of a 25 yard pool
Exactly opposite for me: slower with pb and I kick 2 times without… wondering why?
Fantastic video, thanks a lot! I have got a lot from that. I will definitely think about my buttocks next time I swim (no joke!) 👍
If I actually engage my kick for propulsion, it feels like my legs stay high and I get a good return on investment. If I try to swim with a relaxed kick (used for balance and timing), then my legs start to sink and I lose speed.
So anything under 200 m, I am faster when kicking. Anything above 200 m, I am faster with the buoy. Can't yet find a way to be relaxed without dropping the legs. 😞
You can use a small flutter kick effectively for distance. Just enough to keep the back end engaged.
For the longer distances, it can help to create tension in the lower back/back of the legs to hold them up without having to kick. You can practice that by floating on your stomach and trying to keep the legs up at the surface. They'll want to sink and resisting that can create the feeling you're looking for.
Amazingly explained
@@MasteringFlow Probably my chronic lower back doesn't help here... :-(
@@allydea Got it. That will definitely change the strategy you have to take. Keep doing what you're doing, and glad it's working for you!
The kick is just as important as the stroke
I have the opposite "problem" - I'm terrible with a pull buoy, but okay without one. Does that mean I'm doing things somewhat right without the pull buoy, or doing something wrong with one (or both)? I definitely try to follow your tips with my body position, so my guess is my kick just really helps me with balance and some propulsion that I don't have with the pull buoy
A good pull buoy like an EneyBuoy2 helps. If you have a very small pull buoy or a really wide one that makes your legs stay far apart it could make you slower
After endlessly watching your videos since Jan 2023 I can now swim 3000m and come out of the water feeling brand new, previously I'd be ready to dig my own grave and jump in a coffin after 100m
Legend!
I am the total opposite. I can't believe how crap I am with a pull buoy. In a squad I have to get out the usual order and go off last if we're using the buoy as I'm so ineffecient.
Not all pull buoys are equal. If you have very small one it won’t provide much buoyancy
EneyBuoy2 is the best one in our opinion
@@EffortlessSwimming I have just the normal finis one. So just legs more heavy than the buoyancy? Or take the compliment for my awesome kick timing 😂
I got rid off my pull boy. They are not really essential unless you are one of the guys at the top. Even for someome who is semi good training 4 or 5 times a week. They are the least important aid imo.
I swim slower with a pull buoy 🤔
You guys are swimming faster? 😂
Yep I’m much faster with a pull buoy - sad!
@@Triathlon. I’m faster without a pull buoy till about the 150m mark. The kick syncing with the catch and pull needs work.
I'm a bit faster but its much easier.😢
I cant get past 5m
Yeah slightly,, and just more comfortable. My kick is useless. Seems to serve only to drain me of energy 😢
I swim slower with a pullbuoy
I'm probably 30% faster with buoy. Sad case...
Gaah, don't use the American pronunciation of buoy!! 😱🤣