Pull Buoy
A Pull Buoy (in German about "Ziehboje") is a swimming aid used in the training of sports swimmers .
Pull buoys are usually made of foam and have a shape that is adapted to the extent that they can be clamped between the thighs . The swimmer then ideally no longer performs any leg movements and moves forward solely by moving the arm , which contributes to the training of the arm muscles. However, despite the lack of footwork, it must be ensured that the body is still in an optimal position in the water in order to achieve the best training effect. The pull buoy therefore acts with its buoyancy against the lowering of the legs.
If the buoyancy is too low, too much energy is invested in maintaining the position in the water (small compensatory movements of the legs). If the buoyancy is too great, a possibly bad water situation is concealed. Therefore there are pull buoys in different sizes and designs, sometimes two small pull buoys are used to increase the buoyancy. When training, paddles (hand boards) are often used to increase the drive surface on the hands and thus increase the training effect.
The Pull Buoy is a replacement for a swim board clamped between the thighs . Another buoyancy aid called pull-kick combines the basic forms of the pull buoy and the swim board and can thus be used for pure arm (pull) or leg (kick) movements.
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- ↑ Philipp Peter: Swimming aids: How to integrate them sensibly into training. Pullbuoy: focus on the arms. In: triathlon.de. October 29, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Swim Training: Pull Buoy Basics. In: triathlete.com. May 10, 2017, accessed on August 23, 2017 .
- ^ A b Holger Lüning: The training with the Pullbuoy. In: swim.de. December 6, 2012, accessed August 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Philipp Peter: Swimming aids: How to integrate them sensibly into training. Pull kick: two in one. In: triathlon.de. October 29, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .