Does anyone else here NOT kick when they swim freestyle?
When I was 19, a coach told me that a lot of "real" freestylers don't kick, which was a surprise to me because every other coach I'd had would yell at me to kick during my events. I grew up thinking I was the odd one out, but maybe someone on here knows what I'm talking about...
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Most people would say I shouldn't take the bait, but my patience has worn thin with comments that are not only snarky and smartass, but, increasingly offensive.
In the first place, I did not specifically refer to you or your books in my post, although that's certainly a reasonable assumption on your part. My point was that the "one size fits all" approach (which is by no means restricted to swimming books) is flawed, in my opinion, but does lend itself to mass market appeal.
Secondly, when you openly criticize mainstream coaching philosphy on this forum (not to mention in your books and on your website), you can expect to be challenged.
Finally, you never responded to my critique (which was neither snarky nor smartass) of your original post.
Most people would say I shouldn't take the bait, but my patience has worn thin with comments that are not only snarky and smartass, but, increasingly offensive.
In the first place, I did not specifically refer to you or your books in my post, although that's certainly a reasonable assumption on your part. My point was that the "one size fits all" approach (which is by no means restricted to swimming books) is flawed, in my opinion, but does lend itself to mass market appeal.
Secondly, when you openly criticize mainstream coaching philosphy on this forum (not to mention in your books and on your website), you can expect to be challenged.
Finally, you never responded to my critique (which was neither snarky nor smartass) of your original post.
