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Forum: Freestyle 09-16-2018
Replies: 49
Views: 9,044
Posted By Tom65
Time and money normally. Also forums are...

Time and money normally.

Also forums are stagnating for several reasons, one reason is, so many topics have been covered so thoroughly that people can browse old posts and find answers to their own...
Forum: Freestyle 09-16-2018
Replies: 49
Views: 9,044
Posted By Tom65
Facebook is great for social media and is good...

Facebook is great for social media and is good with memories groups.

It sucks as a forum replacement, no index being the biggest problem, posts get lost in posts within comments.
Forum: Freestyle 09-14-2018
Replies: 61
Views: 14,793
Posted By Tom65
Got to keep it enjoyable, I just do the sprints...

Got to keep it enjoyable, I just do the sprints for a bit of fun and a belief that you should practice bursts of energy just so you'll have some capacity if you ever need it.

I'm happy to swim...
Forum: Freestyle 09-13-2018
Replies: 15
Views: 3,412
Posted By Tom65
Stop start swimming, he might as well be doing...

Stop start swimming, he might as well be doing breast stroke.
Forum: Freestyle 09-11-2018
Replies: 61
Views: 14,793
Posted By Tom65
Doing a fast 100 takes it out of you, all about...

Doing a fast 100 takes it out of you, all about pacing.
Do 25 metre sprints if you want to have some fun with speed, when that gets boring do 50's.
Forum: Freestyle 08-19-2018
Replies: 61
Views: 14,793
Posted By Tom65
Lucky enough to still have a fair range in my...

Lucky enough to still have a fair range in my shoulders, compressed nerve C6 to C7 aside.

My shoulders and upper arms hurt a little from about the 150 through to about 300 metres then they...
Forum: Freestyle 08-19-2018
Replies: 61
Views: 14,793
Posted By Tom65
I haven't counted my strokes for a long time, I...

I haven't counted my strokes for a long time, I suspect it's over 20 for 25 metres, but at that count I can sprint 25 metres in under 20 seconds from a push off. Last time I raced my daughter in the...
Forum: Freestyle 08-16-2018
Replies: 35
Views: 7,784
Posted By Tom65
If you need kicking practice/miles, you may want...

If you need kicking practice/miles, you may want to try doing laps streamlined on your back. I can't stand kickboards but find on my back quite comfortable and a reasonably fast way to get to the...
Forum: Freestyle 07-14-2018
Replies: 2
Views: 989
Posted By Tom65
Engine size matters in this...

Engine size matters in this...
Forum: Freestyle 07-08-2018
Replies: 2
Views: 1,107
Posted By Tom65
https://www.totalimmersion.net/forum/showthread.ph...

https://www.totalimmersion.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9327
Forum: Freestyle 07-03-2018
Replies: 11
Views: 2,292
Posted By Tom65
Don't know if you're allowed to wear fins for...

Don't know if you're allowed to wear fins for Whale Eye, but they'd make it easy.
Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming 05-31-2018
Replies: 3
Views: 1,777
Posted By Tom65
I really have no idea so my answer is a...

I really have no idea so my answer is a question.
Wouldn't you just lift your leg less to kick ?
If you're not kicking And your heels are out of the water that'd have to be a good drag reduction.
Forum: Freestyle 05-20-2018
Replies: 154
Views: 17,830
Posted By Tom65
If he needs to to trim up, when I became aware of...

If he needs to to trim up, when I became aware of possibly low legs I just lifted my kick. when swimming this morning I noticed my left foot occasionally breaking the surface so i deliberately had my...
Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills 04-29-2018
Replies: 88
Views: 15,165
Posted By Tom65
Over 40 years of not being able to swim for me,...

Over 40 years of not being able to swim for me, my Father can't swim, blames it on genes. Decided if genes were the problem it just meant I had to work harder and accept I won't be winning any...
Forum: Freestyle 04-19-2018
Replies: 16
Views: 2,324
Posted By Tom65
A static problem, 10000 miles a year on a bike,...

A static problem, 10000 miles a year on a bike, I'd move on, sounds like you'd need both forearms out of the water to get flat from head to toe.

I'm betting you have no trouble getting flat when...
Forum: Freestyle 04-11-2018
Replies: 56
Views: 8,060
Posted By Tom65
The head lift is a good one, contradicts what we...

The head lift is a good one, contradicts what we so often hear. Of course lifting your head in the prone position needs a reasonable level of flexibility which is possibly why some people believe it...
Forum: Freestyle 04-10-2018
Replies: 56
Views: 8,060
Posted By Tom65
Static balance may require raised hands. Swimming...

Static balance may require raised hands.
Swimming balance is a complex series of movements that come with time and practice.
Forum: Freestyle 04-03-2018
Replies: 4
Views: 1,112
Posted By Tom65
What stroke choices do you have. I couldn't have...

What stroke choices do you have.

I couldn't have got there with freestyle in 3 months, but woild have done it easily with backstroke.
Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets 03-23-2018
Replies: 17
Views: 10,539
Posted By Tom65
The effort in the pool may not be such a waste,...

The effort in the pool may not be such a waste, you have good cardiovascular performance from your bike riding and running muscles, swim muscles obviously still need miles. Much longer process for an...
Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets 03-21-2018
Replies: 17
Views: 10,539
Posted By Tom65
Frustrated with Ti

Late 40's learner, 52 now, never been fit, didn't do Ti.

My guess is you're doing one thing particularly wrong.

Do you ever get told to slow down. That was my bugbear, using speed for balance....
Forum: Freestyle 03-14-2018
Replies: 56
Views: 8,060
Posted By Tom65
Was talking about floating. Relaxing my body...

Was talking about floating. Relaxing my body didn't help me float. Hands above head i.e stretched out longways did.

Think this will be true for a lot of people that haven't found floating easy.
Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills 03-13-2018
Replies: 88
Views: 15,165
Posted By Tom65
So so close to getting it, there is effort...

So so close to getting it, there is effort involved in breathing, you'll get it.

Fins would give you speed without effort and let you explore breathing easier in the 50 metre pool. If you struggle...
Forum: Freestyle 03-10-2018
Replies: 56
Views: 8,060
Posted By Tom65
Spent over 40 years believing I couldn't float,...

Spent over 40 years believing I couldn't float, then one day I extended my arms above my head, i.e. full streamline, hands just out of the water to balance my chicken legs and I'm floating...
Forum: Freestyle 03-04-2018
Replies: 18
Views: 3,543
Posted By Tom65
Fins are the single biggest swimming cheat ever....

Fins are the single biggest swimming cheat ever.

Do the hard work.

Fins make everything way to easy.

Buoyancy shorts can give you a lift to help get more laps in whilst building...
Forum: Freestyle 02-19-2018
Replies: 12
Views: 2,352
Posted By Tom65
I don't think there are any secrets. Practice...

I don't think there are any secrets. Practice practice practice and somebody to keep an eye out for position.

Best tip I ever found was as mentioned above go for air as your opposite hand enters...
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