Pull Buoys – Crutch or Tool?

If you haven’t checked out the USMS Articles page since the make-over of the USMS website, you should give it a look. The new search tools and tags make it easier than ever to use the knowledge stored there.

Chris Campbell, coach of Mountain View Masters and a Kerry O’Brien coaching award recipient, recently posted an interesting article: “Your Brain and a Pull Buoy: The beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Coach Campbell asserts that pull buoys can be a valuable aid in diagnosing flaws in body alignment, particularly due to a lack of sufficient hip rotation.

Give it a read, and browse some of the other articles while you are there!