TriSport Fetch: The smell of 220

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Fenners-Reborn 8 Aug 6:16pm, 8 Aug 2024 1,233 posts	0 Fenners-Reborn Question for the swimming experts... Why do people train wearing what looks like little paddles on their hands?
TROSaracen 8 Aug 7:14pm, 8 Aug 2024 28,215 posts	0 TROSaracen Because our coaches say ‘right you lot, 400m with hand paddles…..go!’
PolarizedRaining 8 Aug 8:10pm, 8 Aug 2024 109 posts	0 PolarizedRaining And it's hard? And apparently something about hand entry angle being more profound?
Raemondo 8 Aug 8:58pm, 8 Aug 2024 11,973 posts	0 Raemondo Sometimes they're also convex, so they significantly reduce your grip on the water.
GregP 9 Aug 1:04pm, 9 Aug 2024 152,929 posts	0 GregP They were very popular with the coaches at East Essex Tri. We were encouraged to buy the big yellow Finis ones. Hugely effective in developing chronic shoulder pain.
Nellers 9 Aug 1:20pm, 9 Aug 2024 43,560 posts	0 Nellers As I understand it (and I might be missing something here) there are two reasons for using hand paddles: 1) It adds to the amount of water you can "grip" so you can develop a stronger pull by swimming using them 2) it exaggerates the feel of the water making it easier to feel whether your hand is entering the water and pulling in the right direction. I've never tried them but I've not tried any "toys" really. Very occasionally I grab a float and do a length or 2 of kicking. I've never used paddles or pull buoys or anything else.
TROSaracen 9 Aug 1:42pm, 9 Aug 2024 28,218 posts	0 TROSaracen They’re also handy if you’re one of those swimmers who likes to bring a bag of kit the size of Santa’s sack to the pool, and prove the adage that the more kit, the worse the swimmer….
GregP 9 Aug 5:09pm, 9 Aug 2024 152,930 posts	0 GregP Mandatory kit for EETC club nights: Fins, hand paddles, kick board, pull buoy.
Angus Clydesdale 9 Aug 6:06pm, 9 Aug 2024 27,528 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Finis freestylers are good bits of kit (possibly the only other good thing they produced after the wetronome). Most other paddles are too big and/or lack finesse. Don’t let me catch you with paddles and find at the same time…
Angus Clydesdale 9 Aug 6:06pm, 9 Aug 2024 27,529 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Fins, not find, obvs. Stupid fat fingers.

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