I looked over the site, I answered her back and said I'll pick out some gear and try it out and write a review on the items and get to keep the gear for FREE...I order the gear ( and we all know HOW CHEAP I AM...so I tried to find as many things as possible to pick without going over $40.00). I choose 4 items:
1) Barracuda Ear Plus
2) Aqua Ear Band (PINK of course)
3) Speedo Pull Kick Board
4) Engine Charcoal Silicone Swim Cap (Charcoal and Flourescent Pink)
It took about a 4 to 6 days for me to receive the gear in the mail. I was actually impressed that it even truly showed up. It was actually the exact gear I ordered as well... Ok so now I was impressed again....
It then took about 2 weeks before I could even try them, secondary to schedules and weather and just forgetting to bring them with me to the Pond! So finally one evening I make it to the Pond for a swim with my training partner SPARKY!!!! I tell her about the opportunity to try out the gear and write a review....I get her to try a piece or two as well....
So finally the REVIEW:::
1) I am prefacing this with a disclosure statement...I have not found a pair of ear plugs yet that work for both my ears...at the same time....I have tried LOTS AND LOTS of ear plugs...my right ear always fills with water I think it is part of the reason I do not bi lat breath most of the time.....
Now I have said that: I did not like the Barracuda Ear plugs...I am sure they work well for others, but they actually hurt my right ear...but was ok for the left ear..but I really did not find them comfy at all....I only swam about a half mile with them and could not wait to get it out of my right ear,,,,I do not think it was 100% the fault of the ear plug but probably 75%.
2) The Aqua Ear Band I really really LIKED...but I may have to go a size smaller... I ordered an adult small size and I had read other reviews that said the same thing...that the adult small was too big for them but since i did not know what size head the other person had..I figured they were just a small frame person....but i probably can order the youth size bands...it is a neoprene ear band....it looks just like ear band I have to run in,,,it covers the ears but not the top of the head.... I think it will also be good for when the weather gets a little chilly but maybe not COLD enough for the complete neoprene swim cap I usually wear in the water.
3) I liked the Speedo Pull Kick Board. It is a mix training tool... it is a kick board that can also be used for a pull buoy. I felt that it was a good fit for me for a pull buoy and i even liked it for a kick board, even though I am more comfortable with a larger kick boards it was a total of the length of my forearm. This is the tool Sparky also trailed as well. We both like the "cut"out areas for our wrist when using as a kick board...Sparky did not like it for a pull bout...it said it was difficult to hold in place, that it was much thinner hen the one she has and it took a lot of energy to hold the buoy in place when using it as a pull buoy. I did like it cause it made me hold my legs closer together and I felt it also helped to keep my core engaged.
I would love to do more reviews what a great opportunity and fun teaching opportunities as well///TIll Next time
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