Since I am sort of forced to swim alone rather than on a master's team this summer I often end up swimming after/before/next to someone who has horrible technique. I'm not nitpicking here, but I'm talking about dragging legs, barely getting arms out of the water, and nearly stopping to breathe on freestyle, or arms that kind of lazily flop down during the backstroke.
The question is, if you see someone doing something like that do you offer help with their stroke / or pointers?
Currently, I don't. But I'm somewhat torn. I don't want to sound arrogant and like I know everything, or to hurt someone's feelings, but I can't help thinking how much less energy these people would expend, and how much more success they would have swimming if they swam correctly. So, what do you do?
If they have awful technique I generally say nothing,unless they have been coming awhile and I am starting to know them. If they are pretty good and have visible stroke flaw I generally will say something. I start by saying something like"you have a better stroke than most of the people I see here,but would you mind if I made a suggestion?" They always say they'd love any help and always seem grateful.
If they have awful technique I generally say nothing,unless they have been coming awhile and I am starting to know them. If they are pretty good and have visible stroke flaw I generally will say something. I start by saying something like"you have a better stroke than most of the people I see here,but would you mind if I made a suggestion?" They always say they'd love any help and always seem grateful.
