Q, I have to agree with Milk..I liked the snorkel. It helped me focus on my proper technique, esp the front quadrant of my stroke, without having to worry about having my body go out of alignment when i rotate to breath. When I combined the snorkel and the pullbouy, that felt great to me, I felt like I was slipping through the water again, just like I did in college. (gasp 20 years ago)
Milk I have a question about the snorkel. I felt that it helped me with technique, but ,then again I do know what I am looking for and how my stroke feels best for me. What about a lap/fitness swimmer?
In my opinion, and that is all that it is, my opinion. I still suffer from the lap swimmer vs the competive swimmer syndrome..LOL I think lap swimmers should learn proper technique/form, before using swimming tools. I watch many a swimmer use a pullbouy and paddles, just so that they can go faster/longer or they know that the paddles enable them to add resistance so they plow through the water without a thought to adjusting technique. I can see people using the snorkel, much in the same way.
I guess I am old school eh? LOL
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