By
Drag+Fly
designworks
Designed in
Australia
Description
Drag+Fly is a patented, innovative, mobile swim resistance training device. Drag+Fly is designed to improve a swimmers power and technique in the water. The Drag+Fly training device makes the swimmer work harder while maintaining a natural stroke. The innovative cone design provides a varied level of resistance by opening and closing the aperture. Drag+Fly can be used to compress the time required for a workout or as a professional training aid. Drag+Fly can be used in a community pool or the surf. Drag+Fly has recently been used to prepare and hone athletes for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Key Features
and/or Benefits
Drag+Fly provides a swimmer with to 2 key performance enhancements - increased power and improved technique. The device makes the user hold their stroke harder and longer, engaging core muscle groups throughout the whole stroke. Increased resistance augments inefficient swimming technique. The heightened sense of awareness forces the swimmer to improve their stroke. Drag+Fly has also been designed for coaches. Drag+Fly is perfectly balanced providing specificity in stroke analysis creating a tell-tale sight-line that enables coaches to easily identify and correct irregularities in a swimmers stroke. It is untethered, allowing multiple users in each lane of a pool.
Drag+Fly has been designed with a high degree of consideration for usability and ease-of-integration. The cone is designed to enable progressive resistance loading. This is achieved with easily adjusted zippers which control the level of resistance enabling varied workouts and training activities. The hydrodynamic properties of the cone ensure the swimmers position in the water is unaffected (hips don't drop). The waist-belt is designed to fit all users and is very comfortable in water. The towline is designed to float and remain untangled during tumble-turns. The towline cover was selected and tested to be comfortable on impact with the body.
Drag+Fly has great mass-market opportunity as a useful training device for anyone who enjoys swimming. The product is lightweight, compact, fits everyone, and dries fast. It has been developed for elite athletes requiring a very robust, efficient design that can be manufactured and marketed effectively at low-medium volumes. Packaging is functional as a storage solution after purchase. Every part of the product is necessary and designed to maximise performance as well as manufacturing efficiency.
Drag+Fly has been built to last. All materials selected for the construction are marine grade with high levels of resistance to chlorine. The cone is constructed from sail-making fabric designed to maintain its shape and provide maximum resistance while improving hydrodynamic properties. Nylon zippers and stitching ensure that the product will not degrade easily even after prolonged use in a chlorine pool.
The Drag+Fly brand was conceived to promote and propel the product into the market with maximum impact. The strong use of colour enables great visibility from the pool side while been instantly recognisable in the market place. The quirky name embodies the purpose of the device - work hard and swim fast! Fitter... Stronger... Faster...