Hi All,
This is a very newbie question and a hesitant one at that having read forums.usms.org/showthread.php
and being from that group of how was if phrased "trying 2 b athletes" or "mediocre at 3 sports" ouch.
Still I thought the best place to get swimming advice would be from swimmers.
I only started swimming this month. I have worked steadily at it but only know three basic strokes (crawl, *** and side). Needless to say I have been concentrating on the crawl and have progressed from being able to do 50M non stop to 1800 M non stop but painfully slow (40 minutes!). Still it beats the alternative which is drowning.
Going to a masters class is not an option the only class available to me conflicts with my wife's dragonboat practice. Which leaves open swim during regular pool hours to do laps.
1 - What would be the best DVD or book for a new swimmer to get to improve their technique. Specifically crawl.
2 - How do you keep count of laps without losing track!?! Sometimes I lose track in the mid 30's other times in the 60's either way I am either swimming more or less than intended and of course the times may look better than they actually are. Any advice would be appreciated.
3 - Last thing - I really need to learn how to do a flip turn. Can anyone point me to a FAQ or video that shows how to do it?
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I found Total Immersion not my style. It seems to me that there is a lot of stuff that doesn't directly answer to swimmign. I'm terrible with this is like explanations. I think it is easier with really direct explanations followed by an example. I think talking about the swing of a golf stroke when rtalking about jhip rotationis very distracting. Just tell me to rotate my hips.
I found Total Immersion not my style. It seems to me that there is a lot of stuff that doesn't directly answer to swimmign. I'm terrible with this is like explanations. I think it is easier with really direct explanations followed by an example. I think talking about the swing of a golf stroke when rtalking about jhip rotationis very distracting. Just tell me to rotate my hips.
