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?
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I never offer advice but I have had advice offered to me by others and it usually sucks. The last time it occured a guy suggested that I not keep my head so low in the water. He said that if I look towards the end of the pool it will cause my body to plane up and out of the water thereby reducing drag. I simply thanked him and went about my regular methods. If I were to offer advice solely about dropped elbows I would have to speak to half of the pool so why even bother?
I never offer advice but I have had advice offered to me by others and it usually sucks. The last time it occured a guy suggested that I not keep my head so low in the water. He said that if I look towards the end of the pool it will cause my body to plane up and out of the water thereby reducing drag. I simply thanked him and went about my regular methods. If I were to offer advice solely about dropped elbows I would have to speak to half of the pool so why even bother?
