It has never crossed my mind to offer advice unsolicited. Personally, I hate unsolicited advice. I have been asked for swimming advice, though, and I am happy to offer it when asked.
But, I'll take it a step further: I hate unsolicited advice from somebody who doesn't know what they are talking about!
I'll never forget this older male know-it-all Masters swimmer who sat down on the bench next to me at my first Masters meet, in 2010. He said he had been watching me swim breaststroke and proceeded to tell me how my pull was getting caught in the prayer position and how much it was slowing me down. (Throughout my races, he kept telling my husband the same thing...) Hmmm, interesting. Not only had my coach never mentioned it to me (because that was the one thing I WASN'T doing wrong in my stroke), but King Frog (aka former World Record Breaststroker Allen Stark) never mentioned that to me either, when he reviewed my videos here on the forums. Hmmm, Jim Rude never mentioned that either... Nor, did Ande... Or Woofus B. Loofus... Or Cokie Lepinski... You get the point.
Mind you, there were plenty of things I needed to work on in my breaststroke, but, darn it, as often as I reviewed the video of my races at that meet, that was one flaw I never detected.
Meanwhile, when I finally saw him swim breaststroke at another meet, it was pathetic. :afraid: Could he have been projecting??? :rolleyes:
It has never crossed my mind to offer advice unsolicited. Personally, I hate unsolicited advice. I have been asked for swimming advice, though, and I am happy to offer it when asked.
But, I'll take it a step further: I hate unsolicited advice from somebody who doesn't know what they are talking about!
I'll never forget this older male know-it-all Masters swimmer who sat down on the bench next to me at my first Masters meet, in 2010. He said he had been watching me swim breaststroke and proceeded to tell me how my pull was getting caught in the prayer position and how much it was slowing me down. (Throughout my races, he kept telling my husband the same thing...) Hmmm, interesting. Not only had my coach never mentioned it to me (because that was the one thing I WASN'T doing wrong in my stroke), but King Frog (aka former World Record Breaststroker Allen Stark) never mentioned that to me either, when he reviewed my videos here on the forums. Hmmm, Jim Rude never mentioned that either... Nor, did Ande... Or Woofus B. Loofus... Or Cokie Lepinski... You get the point.
Mind you, there were plenty of things I needed to work on in my breaststroke, but, darn it, as often as I reviewed the video of my races at that meet, that was one flaw I never detected.
Meanwhile, when I finally saw him swim breaststroke at another meet, it was pathetic. :afraid: Could he have been projecting??? :rolleyes:
