As a transfer, back to swimming from the "semi" sport of golf, I still have a strong desire to read instructional information. Whether it be in a book, magazine, or an article there is always a finepoint to be gleaned to improve ones golf game. And the quantity of books on golf...well need I go on?
Fast forward to swimming. A couple of books with out-of-date stroke descriptions and graphics made of ill formed stick figures. What's going on? I can find a 60 frame sequence of Tiger's golf swing, from a couple of angles, but it appears that all world class swimmers are camera shy. Why? Money? Not wanting to share secrets? Camera shortage?
Little stroke snipits (video loops) on the internet are not enough. Where is the detail? If the experts of our sport spend hours in a tank figuring out their hydrodynamics surely someone has take a Polaroid or two!?! (and is willing to share)
From what I have been able to find, nobody has published a quality Swimming book since Doc Counsilman. Does anyone have any reading suggestions? With real detail?
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Phil, from personal experience I can tell you that finding a publisher interested in publishing a niche topic book that has a very limited audience is not easy. Publishers want to spend the scads of time and money required to get a project out the door only on items that, in their estimation will have good profit potential.
By the same token, authors are often hesitant to put in oodles of time developing a project without a contract and an advance from a publisher.
Plus, anything written and marketed as cutting edge tends to have a short life cycle - not exactly the makings for a successful book project.
All this may serve to encourage the busiest, most successful coaches to keep their efforts focused on their swimmers progress rather than on enlightening the rest of the world.
Have you read any of Cecil Colwin's, Brian Connsilman's, Ernie Maglischo's or Terry Laughlin's stuff? Also contact the ASCA and peruse their accumulation of information from prior World Clinics.
Phil, from personal experience I can tell you that finding a publisher interested in publishing a niche topic book that has a very limited audience is not easy. Publishers want to spend the scads of time and money required to get a project out the door only on items that, in their estimation will have good profit potential.
By the same token, authors are often hesitant to put in oodles of time developing a project without a contract and an advance from a publisher.
Plus, anything written and marketed as cutting edge tends to have a short life cycle - not exactly the makings for a successful book project.
All this may serve to encourage the busiest, most successful coaches to keep their efforts focused on their swimmers progress rather than on enlightening the rest of the world.
Have you read any of Cecil Colwin's, Brian Connsilman's, Ernie Maglischo's or Terry Laughlin's stuff? Also contact the ASCA and peruse their accumulation of information from prior World Clinics.
