I've noticed at lot of dicsussion in recent threads about TI principles,
As you can see from my location, I'm on the other side of the atlantic and TI has started to make an impact over here.
I've come across a lot of people in my local University pool who seem to have been mesmerised by the TI message and it is now common for me to see people swimming on their sides with one outstreached arm and a submerged head.
When the time comes to breath these guys have their heads so deep from pressing their bouy that they end up lifting it so high that they loose whatever alignment they had in the first place.
From talking to them, none of them seem to want to develop a proper kick and build up endurance so they can develop
good form.
I have decided to post a list of TI priciples and my own critism of these, feel free to add to the list or post a TI defence!
TI PRINCIPLE 1
Side to Side Rotation
to get into Low Drag Fish-like Position
Criticism
Rotation is good to get extentsion and
a good catch + power into the stroke,
Excessive rotation slows down the stroke.
TI PRINCIPLE 2
Swim DownHill
Press your Bouy
Criticism:
Holding head too deep creates drag
Makes breathing Difficult
TI PRINCIPLE 3
No Kicking
Criticism
Kicking essential to fast swimming
+ to maintain good form particularly
for male swimmers.
TI PRINCIPLE 4
Front Quadrant Swimming/
Distance per stroke,
Criticism
A reasonably high Stroke rate is necessay for
fast swimming,
Unless you have a very strong kick a glide
phase in your stroke will cause decelleration
TI PRINCIPLE 5
Drills will make you a better swimmer
Criticism
Drills are important, but there is no
substitute for good quality fast training.
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Originally posted by Jazz Hands
...you have claimed that stroke length is a direct measure of "technical conditioning."
...
Again. Why does physical conditioning belong to stroke rate and why does technical conditioning belong to stroke length?
Stroke Length is a measure of technical conditioning in the example that some swimmers use bent arms, like the letter V, others use longer reaches in straight arms.
There are other examples of different aspects of technical conditioning affecting Stroke Length.
Stroke Length is also a measure of physical conditioning based on the power of the pull.
Physical conditioning affects stroke rate in the way the heart is trained to sustain a higher arm Rate.
Swimming muscles also sustain a higher Rate than the Rate of a physically unconditioned swimmer, because the arm turnover is facilitated by the fitness of the muscles.
Originally posted by Jazz Hands
...you have claimed that stroke length is a direct measure of "technical conditioning."
...
Again. Why does physical conditioning belong to stroke rate and why does technical conditioning belong to stroke length?
Stroke Length is a measure of technical conditioning in the example that some swimmers use bent arms, like the letter V, others use longer reaches in straight arms.
There are other examples of different aspects of technical conditioning affecting Stroke Length.
Stroke Length is also a measure of physical conditioning based on the power of the pull.
Physical conditioning affects stroke rate in the way the heart is trained to sustain a higher arm Rate.
Swimming muscles also sustain a higher Rate than the Rate of a physically unconditioned swimmer, because the arm turnover is facilitated by the fitness of the muscles.
