To quote Gull: What is the right mix of technique and endurance for a Masters athlete (who wants to be competitive, say, at Nationals) with a finite amount of time to train?
Read Wayne's articles"what went wrong with the wave Breaststroke" and"What went right with the wave breaststroke" at breaststroke.info. Thats a good description of a fad in breaststroke(the what went wrong.) People for years were taught not to roll on free. Was that a fad or a blind end on the evolution tree? Was teaching that propulsion was primarily lift generated a fad or will we look back at say that thinking it was primarily drag generated a fad? I do agree that fad is not a good word to describe changes from one technique to another,paradigm shift?? It is certainly true in the history of swimming that sometimes"everyone" is doing some action and a few years later that concept seems quaint. Dave,since you are with Terry in wanting to revolutionize swimming I would think you would agree with that.
Read Wayne's articles"what went wrong with the wave Breaststroke" and"What went right with the wave breaststroke" at breaststroke.info. Thats a good description of a fad in breaststroke(the what went wrong.) People for years were taught not to roll on free. Was that a fad or a blind end on the evolution tree? Was teaching that propulsion was primarily lift generated a fad or will we look back at say that thinking it was primarily drag generated a fad? I do agree that fad is not a good word to describe changes from one technique to another,paradigm shift?? It is certainly true in the history of swimming that sometimes"everyone" is doing some action and a few years later that concept seems quaint. Dave,since you are with Terry in wanting to revolutionize swimming I would think you would agree with that.
