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:)
I noticed during the 800 free at Athens Kalyn Keller kicked very little, if at all, off the turns. I immediately thought "she could go so much faster if she kicked." That's what we've been taught, but is it necessarily true? Maybe the slight reduction in speed off the walls she gets is offset by the energy she saves and can, thus, use later in the swim. If you have a poor kick it might do more harm than good, especially when you're in a streamlined position. Some of these things are less cut-and-dry than they appear at first!
I noticed during the 800 free at Athens Kalyn Keller kicked very little, if at all, off the turns. I immediately thought "she could go so much faster if she kicked." That's what we've been taught, but is it necessarily true? Maybe the slight reduction in speed off the walls she gets is offset by the energy she saves and can, thus, use later in the swim. If you have a poor kick it might do more harm than good, especially when you're in a streamlined position. Some of these things are less cut-and-dry than they appear at first!
