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
Terry:
I don't think you really answered gull's question. Meet swimming all-out is what he was referring to, I think. You can practice all day long doing fast sets but do you teach all out sprinting for race day? Sure you may be able to swim an entire workout faster than everyone but you don't swim an entire workout during a single event.
I found in the second half of last year I was putting in more yardage and improving mechanics and swimming sets faster. However, I was not pushing myself to truly swim fast in prep for meets so when I got to my most recent meet I was surprised at the extra effort it took to sprint. Sure I could knock out a bunch of 100s 10 seconds quicker than last year but that was of little consolation during the 200. Swiming a 100 set on 1:05 versus 1:15 is improvement but it has no bearing on swimming that 100 in a race at :50 versus :55. Do you not train for that high end speed?
There may be a way to make a set or a workout easier by your methods. But, where does your philosophy account for race day?
Terry:
I don't think you really answered gull's question. Meet swimming all-out is what he was referring to, I think. You can practice all day long doing fast sets but do you teach all out sprinting for race day? Sure you may be able to swim an entire workout faster than everyone but you don't swim an entire workout during a single event.
I found in the second half of last year I was putting in more yardage and improving mechanics and swimming sets faster. However, I was not pushing myself to truly swim fast in prep for meets so when I got to my most recent meet I was surprised at the extra effort it took to sprint. Sure I could knock out a bunch of 100s 10 seconds quicker than last year but that was of little consolation during the 200. Swiming a 100 set on 1:05 versus 1:15 is improvement but it has no bearing on swimming that 100 in a race at :50 versus :55. Do you not train for that high end speed?
There may be a way to make a set or a workout easier by your methods. But, where does your philosophy account for race day?
