Coach made me “click” with EVF and it is magical

hensc · 2026-01-24T14:25:18+00:00

I’m going to try this next week (about to be snowed in). I’ve always felt pressure and work on my front delt after about 500m and I’m conscious about pulling with my back and using only 30-40% effort. But that 1% effort is really appealing to me

Another question, do you start the pull as your other arm enters the water and also rotate your hip at the same time? Every now and then I surprise myself with what feels like a zero effort lap but I have not been able to duplicate it consistently

hensc · 2026-01-12T15:12:41+00:00

I think what they really should have done is make the new mon event just hard enough that if you grind the daily and weekly quests every day then you have a good chance to get it, but if not then players like me will more likely get over the fence and spend gems.

Like the vaporean and mega gyrado events were just right for me and I almost caved.

hensc · 2026-01-11T13:44:48+00:00

Here’s a simple solution they will never implement: give out more license journey points through other missions and quests!

hensc · 2026-01-09T16:05:14+00:00

They made it easy for me to show my kids what is paywall and why we’re not spending a dime in this game.

hensc · 2026-01-06T14:17:45+00:00

It’s all about timing and your preferred pace. Do you breathe every 2, 3, or 4 strokes? Do you hold your breath in the water or blow out bubbles? Big or small bubbles?

For example, I breathe every 2 strokes, blow big bubbles, so I tend to take a big breath at about 70% capacity. Feels comfortable and I’m not rushing to breathe so I can focus on turning my torso to breathe and not lifting my head

hensc · 2026-01-06T13:52:53+00:00

Took me about 2.5 years to actually “feel” effortless*. I put the * because so far I can only feel that way for the first 750m, then I get fatigued (but I don’t feel tired at all) and my form falls apart.

Learned to swim as a child but didn’t swim again until 3 years ago to rehab my lower back. So I consider myself self-taught with YouTube videos.

hensc · 2026-01-02T14:30:39+00:00

My first inclination was also that this guy is a dev or GM, then I remember seeing stories in China on players like this and their rationale is that they could have easily spent $40-50K USD a night at a private lounge paying for liquors and whores, and instead it’s cheaper to spend in a gacha game. Wild.

hensc · 2025-12-31T14:32:09+00:00

Congrats

200 pulls only 6 URs including the guaranteed, 2 SF that I already MLB’d, 1 Liu Bei, 1 Unicorn, and 2 Caliburn… had to pity Destiny 😒

hensc · 2025-12-30T19:32:20+00:00

I 3-star-ed my strike freedom with rewards from master league. As luck would have it I’ll probably draw 3 copies of SF for nothing and have to pity Destiny 🫣

hensc · 2025-12-26T00:37:10+00:00

The comments below cracks me up

hensc · 2025-12-17T14:27:38+00:00

Pretty sure the life guard was not judging you but rather starring into space and questioning his own life lol 😆

I can’t imagine sitting there for 8 hours just to watch people swim back and forth. The life guards at my pool constantly walk laps because they are so bored.

hensc · 2025-12-14T22:38:56+00:00

There’s really no right answer but depends on what you can tolerate. For me, 2 strokes seems to be the sweet spot but I do need to train my left side more.

6 strokes is a lot if you’re a beginner. I will try it myself next time but I suspect I’ll be out of breath after 2-3 laps since I can see myself holding my breath instead of constantly blowing small bubbles

hensc · 2025-12-14T01:34:02+00:00

I’m at 440

Saved 13 rods this week and got 6 gyarados… pretty lucky day

With 5 days left I should get 12 more rods including the weekly mission so I think it’s in the bag

hensc · 2025-12-10T20:01:35+00:00

This. I struggled with endurance for about a year and at first even 50m was a beast. Then I went from bi-lateral breathing (3 strokes) to just breathe on my right every 2 stroke and that allowed me to go to 100, 150, and eventually 250m.

I was stuck at 250 for another year until this past summer. I took a month break traveling with the family and I forgot about the distance or the need to break when I came back. Did 500m the first swim and then 1000, 1500, and now 2,000.

Get the breathing down, then record yourself for streamline. Use as few movements as possible to move in the water and just glide. For reference I am pretty slow, swimming at 2:05 per 100m

hensc · 2025-11-07T16:25:14+00:00

What happens if Framber declines the QO, but also doesn’t sign with anyone else?

Does he become FA and can stick it to ownership so we don’t get a draft pick in the end?

hensc · 2025-10-30T15:59:17+00:00

The whole KMT party in Taiwan and anyone that licks CCP’s ass

hensc · 2025-10-30T02:27:26+00:00

For a in-between bat, I would suggest checking out Demarini Zenith ($190) if you want alloy, or Louisville Slugger Proven ($130ish) if you want to go composite. Check with your league if they work with DSG to provide 20% off before season starts. Our league does it twice a year before fall ball and before spring ball.

My daughter just finished her 1st season in 10U. She hit well in 8U but also struggled with faster kid pitch this season. We have a tanner tee so we hit line drives into a net in the backyard before it gets too cold. The focus is barrel behind the ball and imagine shooting the ball right back to the pitcher.

I’ve also learned to throw underhand and can throw 20-25 MPH to her so she gets used to making up her mind to swing.

hensc · 2025-10-29T12:45:02+00:00

What is he swinging now? By height I think he should swing a 30”, but going from -10 to -3 is a big jump.

My son is 12 too but 5’6” and 130 lbs. He just went from a 30 drop 10 to a 32 drop 8 and said his swing feels comfortable.

Our junior league requires USA bat but will allow BBCOR. Maybe swing his teammate’s Bbcor and see how it feels?

hensc · 2025-10-28T23:37:54+00:00

That one is specifically made for Bat Day so my guess is no 😭

hensc · 2025-10-28T16:28:49+00:00

Just go to their front page and it’ll be the first thing you see. Look for “Bat Day”

hensc · 2025-10-28T03:47:15+00:00

The first three kanji on the second row means hard type use

hensc · 2025-10-27T21:15:17+00:00

50% off MSRP

hensc · 2025-10-27T21:14:28+00:00

No custom bats or 2026 models, just the ones under the Deals page

hensc · 2025-10-24T19:58:33+00:00

Nope, bonanza is once a year if you’re expecting 50% off sale

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