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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In the few years I have been around here it has been rather apparent that non traditional methods of swim training (TI, SwimSmooth, Etc.) are not well respected among most of the competitive members. I still stand by my statement that there is no single method of swimming that suits all people well and I honestly believe that good results can come from more than one method. I started with a TI four strokes DVD but once I became semi-proficient I quit the drills and started working in whole stroke swimming and created my own workouts. My path has not been the most productive for speed but I am still doing it over 2 years later and I feel good to boot.
Many a swimmer has seen success with TI and many a swimmer has seen success with Counsilman and company. I would say that both have earned a place in swimming instruction based upon their results.
In the few years I have been around here it has been rather apparent that non traditional methods of swim training (TI, SwimSmooth, Etc.) are not well respected among most of the competitive members. I still stand by my statement that there is no single method of swimming that suits all people well and I honestly believe that good results can come from more than one method. I started with a TI four strokes DVD but once I became semi-proficient I quit the drills and started working in whole stroke swimming and created my own workouts. My path has not been the most productive for speed but I am still doing it over 2 years later and I feel good to boot.
Many a swimmer has seen success with TI and many a swimmer has seen success with Counsilman and company. I would say that both have earned a place in swimming instruction based upon their results.
