Just wondering. How many of y'all are using the front quadrant swimming technique? I have been using the book and DVD-Total Immersion and trying to adjust my stroke. When I do the stroke correctly it is so much easier-effortless. I feel like I am able to reduce the drag I create when swimming the way I was taught to swim years ago. I'm interested in anyone's experience with FQS. Thanks:)
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This thread has sent me deep into research. I have reread Swimming Fastest, Total Immersion & am now looking into Emmett HInes. This debate is really deep.
On the wedsite for Buehler Blue Marlins, there are several write-ups against TI. There is one particularly interesting about shoulder & hip roll. Yesterday, I noticed that when I roll both my hips & shoulder, I swim slower but easier then when I only roll m y shoulders. TI & HInes suggest that (I think) that both should roll.
My real thouhgts are that neither Thorpe nor Shoenman (is there an "n") don't really do FQS. I looks like at times Shoenman's hips are actually in the way as he tries to get his hands moving beyobnd his shoulders during the pull. Thorpe's hands are at times both above his shoulders at one time. Yet his arms really excelerate as they're moving past his shoulders. Neither seem to me to be pushing with their heads down.
Then look at the North Americans. They look to me to be swimming completely different.
This thread has sent me deep into research. I have reread Swimming Fastest, Total Immersion & am now looking into Emmett HInes. This debate is really deep.
On the wedsite for Buehler Blue Marlins, there are several write-ups against TI. There is one particularly interesting about shoulder & hip roll. Yesterday, I noticed that when I roll both my hips & shoulder, I swim slower but easier then when I only roll m y shoulders. TI & HInes suggest that (I think) that both should roll.
My real thouhgts are that neither Thorpe nor Shoenman (is there an "n") don't really do FQS. I looks like at times Shoenman's hips are actually in the way as he tries to get his hands moving beyobnd his shoulders during the pull. Thorpe's hands are at times both above his shoulders at one time. Yet his arms really excelerate as they're moving past his shoulders. Neither seem to me to be pushing with their heads down.
Then look at the North Americans. They look to me to be swimming completely different.
