I'm looking into buying a few swimming DVD's to help me improve my technique. The problem is, there's so many different options! I can spend around $150, so I was thinking about getting one each for back, ***, and fly. If it makes a difference, I'm in college, female, and have summer league/high school experience only. Which series is best and/or which ones should I avoid?
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Go to my home page swimdownhill.com/.../page10.html I have all the goswim DVDs listed there and I will get a couple of bucks if you order from my links.
I have the 4 stroke IM DVD from GoSwim with Kaitlin Sandeno and Erik Vendt. It's a good buy with a lot of good slow motion footage. I learned a lot from that disc for sure.
So GoSwim is worth it? Is the 4 strokes good, or would it be worth the extra money to get one for each stroke? And does anyone have any other videos to recommend?
Originally posted by scyfreestyler
The video I have would not be good for a new swimmer but for somebody who already has the basics down it's a great tool to refine your technique.
I would agree with that. The 4 strokes is good, although you don't get that much per stroke. I have Amanda Beard's breaststroke one and it's good and obviously there's a lot more on the one stroke. (Although I'm not sure there's as much as the total instruction on the 4 strokes one....)
Personally, I'd recommend getting the 4 strokes first (and maybe one specialty stroke) and then think about the others. But that's just me... either way, the Go swim's are decent videos.
