| Drag 'n' Fly |  | | What Dr Lakomy thinks |  | 'What Swimming coaches have been asking for is here!' Dr Henryk Lakomy, White Dolphin |
| | Expert's Comment |  | '... A highly portable and sophisticated piece of resistance training equipment providing specific strength development for swimming without inhibiting any of the swimming strokes…the Drag’n’Fly uses the same world leading training methods developed for the Swim Stack, and offers the best form of strength conditioning for swimming.' Bob Smith, EIS, Working with our Olympic Swimmers |
| | Available Items | | Replacement Belt | | | Replacement Cord | | | 4 Spring Replacement Pack | | | Waterproof Unit Cover (Blue) | | | Drag n Fly Single Unit | | |
| | Description |
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A recent research study on quality club swimmers found that just 6 weeks of resisted swim training improved 100m performance by nearly 2 seconds - Lewis Morrison, 2005
Drag 'n' Fly© is a precision-engineered tethering system attached to the swimmer in the water. It uses a unique combination of moving arms and elastic tether. Housed in a polycarbonate case the quality stainless guide arms with low friction bearings ensure that the resistance is applied smoothly. This unique dynamic pulley system allows a full 25m of resisted swimming, twice the distance possible with conventional tether systems.
Drag 'n' Fly© operates in two distinct swimming training modes, namely resisted and assisted swimming. When swimming away from the system, the applied load resists the swimmer. In contrast, when swimming towards the system the swimmer feels the assistance of the load.
Drag 'n' Fly© uses the overload principle, used in land training, to develop strength and power during swimming. It can be used not only to train the full swimming stroke but also starts and turns. It can also be used to develop power when working with the arms or legs in isolation.
Training with Drag 'n' Fly© develops strength and power in swimming specific movements. There is interaction between strength development and metabolism – both work in concert and therefore training sets can target Strength, power, speed, strength-endurance, lactate production or lactate tolerance.
Each unit is very portable (approx 12kg), easy to store, with a special space saving travel mode. The Drag 'n' Fly© uses the end wall or overflow grates to lock it in place at the end of a lane. Each unit is supplied with TWO tether belts and full instructions.
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30 Day free trial. If your not completely satisfied return for a full refund.
"After a 'Drag' set watch your swimmers 'Fly'!" | | Technical Information for this product |
Combined Training Methods
The Drag 'n' Fly combines the best features from resistance and tether training. |
Suitable for ALL ages
Even beginners benefit from Drag 'n' Fly by learning to ‘feel the water’ during the stroke, essential for good performance. |
Portable
Reduces to just 580x470x200mm (24”x 20”x 8”) for ease of transport. |
Durable
Made from virtually indestructible polycarbonate and stainless steel. |
Manuals Supplied
Supplied with a manual, with examples of training sets. |
Anchored
The unit is anchored to the pool end wall, overflow grate or starting block (using a bungee clip).
If none of the above available then a suitable tether point is required.
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Tether Belts
Each unit is supplied with TWO tether belts, reducing changeover time to less than 10 seconds when training more than one swimmer per lane. |
Set-up Time
Approximately 5 seconds only! |
Waterproof Cover
The Waterproof cover for the Drag 'n' Fly can be purchased separately and is not supplied with the unit. |
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| Coaching Tip | The 2-Litre Rule - Research has clearly shown that a reduction in bodyweight as little as 2%, due to dehydration, can decrease performance by up to 20%. To maintian optimal performance, Bob Smi...
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