Tri Fin
Try Out Monofin Swimming
Using a Monofin should always be fun, and it is important that you take your time to play around in the water to get used to wearing a monofin.
In the beginning you will feel clumsy and you might not feel that you are getting the trust you wanted from the fin. Don't give up or stress over it! It takes to feel comfortable with a monofin but the wait is well worth it! You should just start out by playing around, practice on gliding underwater with the fin and try out something simple like doing some swings while heading for the bottom of the pool.
The trick with monofin swimming is to learn how to use the entire body as one big muscle that will drive the monofin. When you first master the kick and the steering, you will feel a freedom under water that cannot be found anywhere else.
It takes both time and training to really master the dolphin-kick! The stroke should begin with the upper body, then move to the abs and onwards to the hip. The movement continues out through the legs and into the monofin. Keep in mind not to bend your knees as it would ruin the entire stroke.
Your upper body and back must not be stiff but strong and very flexible. If you wish to improve your technique faster, you can do both pilates and yoga on land. This will teach you better control of your muscles and this will make your body and monofin work as one unit.
Another great thing for improving your technique, is to have film taken while you are swimming, this will reveal the errors you do and it will be easier to isolate and improve them.
But as I mentioned earlier, start out your training by simply playing around and become friends with your fin. A monofin must be, and will eventually become a part of you, and in time the dolphin kick will become natural to you.
A great start monofin can be a simple fibreglass fin as they are easy to handle and steer. You should be able to bend the fin 90 degress inwards with no problems. Carbon fins are stiffer and require good technique as well as a stronger kick.
About the Author
Have a pleasant dive!
Best regards
Henrik,
Monofin
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