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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Originally posted by lefty
Terry wrote, Have I not made it clear enough that our goal is not to coach or produce elite swimmers, but to guide "just folks" to greater efficiency."
By defining elite, the confusion may be eliminated.
Terry, could you amplify what you mean by "spearing." I spend a lot of time working out at a gym and I see this kind of swimming. Swimmers often ask me if I think they are doing right. I have no answer because I am unsure what they are trying to accomplish (in respects to their stroke) with that kind of entry.
The last part of your entry is great. Two days ago, a woman said that she wished she could swim the mile faster. I asked her why she wanted that as a goal. she said it was so that she didn't feel like she was a slow swimmer. I think many times, I'm told by people that they wished they could swim as well as I can. Yet I'm not that fast. It is so important to remember what are specific goals.
Originally posted by lefty
Terry wrote, Have I not made it clear enough that our goal is not to coach or produce elite swimmers, but to guide "just folks" to greater efficiency."
By defining elite, the confusion may be eliminated.
Terry, could you amplify what you mean by "spearing." I spend a lot of time working out at a gym and I see this kind of swimming. Swimmers often ask me if I think they are doing right. I have no answer because I am unsure what they are trying to accomplish (in respects to their stroke) with that kind of entry.
The last part of your entry is great. Two days ago, a woman said that she wished she could swim the mile faster. I asked her why she wanted that as a goal. she said it was so that she didn't feel like she was a slow swimmer. I think many times, I'm told by people that they wished they could swim as well as I can. Yet I'm not that fast. It is so important to remember what are specific goals.
