I just got Total immersion book yesterday.
Have read part 1 of the book and just started doing the drills today.
It seems an excallent way to swim and definatly will improve my f/s.
But i'm a bit weary because it's so comercail. so my question is,
Is Total immersion as good a way to swim as it makes out?
or is it the best way to learn how to swim?
Are there better books out there that teach you how to swim well(properly)?
Hope that makes sense
Swifty
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Former Member
Here's the thing--TI does not have a patent on their drills, as was pointed out elsewhere on this forum. What they have done is repackage them and successfully market their product. I think their claims are overstated, but that's my opinion. I don't begrudge them their success--it's free enterprise. It's kind of like the repackaging of the Mediterranean diet into the Sonoma diet. Personally, I think the greatest value of the TI "method" might be in teaching novice swimmers, lap swimmers, and perhaps triathletes (especially since swimming is the shortest portion of a tri).
Here's the thing--TI does not have a patent on their drills, as was pointed out elsewhere on this forum. What they have done is repackage them and successfully market their product. I think their claims are overstated, but that's my opinion. I don't begrudge them their success--it's free enterprise. It's kind of like the repackaging of the Mediterranean diet into the Sonoma diet. Personally, I think the greatest value of the TI "method" might be in teaching novice swimmers, lap swimmers, and perhaps triathletes (especially since swimming is the shortest portion of a tri).
