Underwater mirror

Kurt.Godel

Finis sell a good swim mirror in the US, but Irish prices are expensive... does anyone know of cheap swim mirror options, or made their own?

Unpossible

If the pool allows it would something like a gopro not be better?

WeeBushy

Idea behind the mirror is that you can see yourself swim as you go, so can adjust/monitor technique etc as you swim - rather than watching video back. The cynic in me thinks they're a bit gimmicky, but I've never used one so should really hold off judgment.

Afraid I don't know anything about buying/making them tho Kurt!

Unpossible

Yes I understand they want real time feedback, but positioning it would be a problem. It would have to be in your natural line of sight otherwise you would be moving your head out of position to get a glimpse of the mirror which in turn would affect your stroke.

WeeBushy

Have only ever read about them so no idea how exactly they work but presumably they are fixed in your line of sight otherwise, as you say, they're a bit pointless.

Kurt.Godel

Cheers lads! I contacted Finis in the US and they are shipping one to Ireland... cost isn't too bad.

The mirror is for an endless pool, so swimming will be static right over it, and stroke feedback should be instant. Apparently you can line up 4 or 5 of them in a pool and they are useful for turns etc.

WeeBushy

Oh yeah, can see how it'd work in an endless pool. Nice one, interested to see how it goes for you!

Unpossible

Kurt.Godel wrote: »

The mirror is for an endless pool, so swimming will be static right over it, and stroke feedback should be instant. Apparently you can line up 4 or 5 of them in a pool and they are useful for turns etc.

Ah yes that makes much mrore sense.

Out of curiosity how much does an endless pool cost and who supplies them?

Sounds like a snorkel would be useful too.

Kurt.Godel

Unpossible wrote: »

Ah yes that makes much mrore sense.

Out of curiosity how much does an endless pool cost and who supplies them?

Sounds like a snorkel would be useful too.

They're not cheap, a basic endless pool is about €25K upwards. I got the cheaper Fastlane system in a wooden pool for about €13K from here http://www.agbudget.net/above-ground-pools/wooden-framed-pools/certikin-wooden-pool/certikin-wooden-pool . 3 swimmers in the house, we live a 30km drive to nearest pool, so it will get use.

There is more turbulence than in the pool but that can force you to work on core and leg kick to stay in the stream (core and kick are my weak aspects anyway). A centre snorkel and PB are very useful, and a mirror would absolutely be of benefit. Overall they are more useful for technique work than straight swimming, but obviously you can do straight swimming if you want; its just more like swimming in a choppy river than the pool.

mad m

Kurt.

You probably have this already but would a GoPro placed in good spot not give you the same feedback as the mirror? Well at least a GoPro you can move it around.