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Addicted To Your Pull Buoy? OK Let's Strike You A Deal

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Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth
Jul 05, 2019
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Yeah we hear from guys like you all the time: I'm much faster with a pull buoy and I find myself reaching for it all the time. Is this a problem? I hate swimming without it and I'll be racing in my wetsuit which also brings my legs up.

Do you never go to the pool without it?


To which we reply: Yes you should ween yourself off it because it's just masking…

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