How do you take the bicarb? Tablets? Do you have a recommended brand, please? I'm thinking of trialling it at county masters swim champs in preparation for Worlds... Thanks
Hi Donna, I recommend the Maurten Bicarb system - it’s expensive, but makes the whole process easier. If you google it, go on their website then put weight/sex etc in and it gives you which amount is best for you. Instead of drinking it like normal bicarb, you eat it like a yoghurt. I would recommend for events 100m+ & to only use once per day as it can have adverse side effects if you do too much within a 12 hour period 😅🤣
Any recommendations for someone looking at purchasing their first pair of rockets? For reference I have been racing with some hard XL leaderfins 150 saver for a few years now. Would love to know thoughts for different stiffness and model options!
I for sure can help, a couple of things that would help me advise more specifically: 1. Do you plan to use the fins for a) 100 tow, 100 carry and 200 super or b) just tow and carry? 2. What time would/can you do (approximately) for 50 with fins? 3. Do you do underwater for most of the length on 100 carry (first length) or do you do freestyle?
@@Slawswims 1. I plan to use them for all events 2. I am approximately a 25 for a LC 50m with fins 3. I race my 100 Carry with about 25m underwater and 15m freestyle before diving back down for the transition
@@runningbaconman9598 Brilliant! Apologies for the slow reply, I've only just seen your comment. There are lots of options fins wise. The 2 bigs ones are Star fins and waterway speed fins. I also use speed fins.net but this is exclusively for super fins. Both come in in carbon or composite. Carbon is preferred - they seem to flex more. Star fins, you will need to email Alex, you can find this on his website. He will send you an excel document to fill in. I wear these fins to this day. The build quality is the best but you are looking at around £500-550 plus shipping. Waterway speed fins are a little easier and can be ordered directly using drop down menus on freedivershop, waterway fins.eu & finswimworld - they are all owned by the same person (Bogdan), unsure why he has 3 websites... these are slightly cheaper than Star and are still a very good option (the majority of UK lifesaving use these fins). Both are looking at around 8 weeks delivery time so be prepared for this, both make their fins in Ukraine so there are delays due to the war. They will arrive but will take a while. Picking what you want... you will need the following measurement before you buy: foot length, foot width. stand on a piece of paper and draw round both feet, be accurate when doing this, you may need help. Round both of these down to the nearest 5cm. Stiffness: without seeing a video of you kicking, your build and that you want them for super, I would say to go for medium - especially if you haven't had rockets before. Distance: Make sure you hit the '200m super Lifesaver, it will give you a slightly extended back strap so you can get them on easier in super. Blade width and total blade length: Width, I would not go wider than 26 (I advise 25cm) - if you go any wider, you may end up kicking your fins on flutter kick. Total blade length - 65cm. Colour is completely up to you!! Let me know if you need anything else!
How do you take the bicarb? Tablets? Do you have a recommended brand, please? I'm thinking of trialling it at county masters swim champs in preparation for Worlds... Thanks
Hi Donna, I recommend the Maurten Bicarb system - it’s expensive, but makes the whole process easier. If you google it, go on their website then put weight/sex etc in and it gives you which amount is best for you. Instead of drinking it like normal bicarb, you eat it like a yoghurt. I would recommend for events 100m+ & to only use once per day as it can have adverse side effects if you do too much within a 12 hour period 😅🤣
Any recommendations for someone looking at purchasing their first pair of rockets? For reference I have been racing with some hard XL leaderfins 150 saver for a few years now. Would love to know thoughts for different stiffness and model options!
I for sure can help, a couple of things that would help me advise more specifically:
1. Do you plan to use the fins for a) 100 tow, 100 carry and 200 super or b) just tow and carry?
2. What time would/can you do (approximately) for 50 with fins?
3. Do you do underwater for most of the length on 100 carry (first length) or do you do freestyle?
@@Slawswims
1. I plan to use them for all events
2. I am approximately a 25 for a LC 50m with fins
3. I race my 100 Carry with about 25m underwater and 15m freestyle before diving back down for the transition
@@runningbaconman9598 Brilliant!
Apologies for the slow reply, I've only just seen your comment. There are lots of options fins wise. The 2 bigs ones are Star fins and waterway speed fins. I also use speed fins.net but this is exclusively for super fins. Both come in in carbon or composite. Carbon is preferred - they seem to flex more.
Star fins, you will need to email Alex, you can find this on his website. He will send you an excel document to fill in. I wear these fins to this day. The build quality is the best but you are looking at around £500-550 plus shipping.
Waterway speed fins are a little easier and can be ordered directly using drop down menus on freedivershop, waterway fins.eu & finswimworld - they are all owned by the same person (Bogdan), unsure why he has 3 websites... these are slightly cheaper than Star and are still a very good option (the majority of UK lifesaving use these fins).
Both are looking at around 8 weeks delivery time so be prepared for this, both make their fins in Ukraine so there are delays due to the war. They will arrive but will take a while.
Picking what you want...
you will need the following measurement before you buy: foot length, foot width. stand on a piece of paper and draw round both feet, be accurate when doing this, you may need help. Round both of these down to the nearest 5cm.
Stiffness: without seeing a video of you kicking, your build and that you want them for super, I would say to go for medium - especially if you haven't had rockets before.
Distance: Make sure you hit the '200m super Lifesaver, it will give you a slightly extended back strap so you can get them on easier in super.
Blade width and total blade length: Width, I would not go wider than 26 (I advise 25cm) - if you go any wider, you may end up kicking your fins on flutter kick.
Total blade length - 65cm.
Colour is completely up to you!! Let me know if you need anything else!