Forum: Freestyle
07-01-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
I will experiment this soon: I'll travel from...
I will experiment this soon: I'll travel from Switzerland to UK to get TI teaching (!). My coach will be Ian Smith who has attained the highest level of TI certification, that of 'Master Coach'. So...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-01-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
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Forum: Freestyle
06-30-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
Thanks RadSwim.
Two questions:
1. Did the...
Thanks RadSwim.
Two questions:
1. Did the "giant switch" helped you to kick from the hip? I'm able to coordinate the kick and the hip rotation (karate in my youth probably helped), but what is...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-28-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
I'll do. Thanks again dshen !
I got so many...
I'll do. Thanks again dshen !
I got so many feedback recently on the forum that I have like 20 areas of improvement. I'm very happy to get such valuable feedback and very excited to put all that in...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-28-2011
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,129
Hi,
I started to swim in a 17 meters pool and...
Hi,
I started to swim in a 17 meters pool and was happy to upgrade to a 25m (and now 50m). I use often less deep pool (usually for children, however not for too young children :-) ) but only for...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-28-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
dshen,
Simply focusing on relaxed shoulder...
dshen,
Simply focusing on relaxed shoulder enabled me to swim 1500m without stopping yesterday. It might not seem extraordinary, but it is for my as my maximum was 300m...
Concerning your other...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-27-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
Thanks soo much for your detailed analysis !...
Thanks soo much for your detailed analysis !
In fact it is normal you do not see much evf, because I "discovered" it after we record this video. I've done an other sequence about the way I do evf...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-26-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
@CoachFlppr
Thank you for the additional advice...
@CoachFlppr
Thank you for the additional advice on timing. I'll try this on Monday.
@dshen
I must say I haven't focus on my recovery for a while. It was also noticed by Lawrence in my stroke video...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-26-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
Thank you CoachfFlppr.
Yes I can feel the...
Thank you CoachfFlppr.
Yes I can feel the difference. But this is invalidating the way I thought evf should be executed. Initially I thought the sequence should be
From skating go to skatch
When...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-25-2011
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,885
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Forum: Freestyle
06-25-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
Thank you very much RadSwim. I tried the...
Thank you very much RadSwim. I tried the usaswimming's sequence this morning. I must say in the end I felt my shoulders tired in a different way than in swimming. So it must be good and very...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-25-2011
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,823
Hi,
I finally managed to get my skatch -...
Hi,
I finally managed to get my skatch - extended skatch - stroke sequence recorded: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JYh0SiWSNI
After seeing it myself, I must say a few things:
- in my strokes (in...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-21-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,679
Evf and shoulder impingement
Hi all,
Not willing to hijack Lawrence's tread about evf (http://www.totalimmersion.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2435), I'll start this new one. As quick summary I say that I started to improve my...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-21-2011
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,885
Hi Lawrence,
I've recently worked on a better...
Hi Lawrence,
I've recently worked on a better catch using the skatch drill. What helped me was to do this in three steps:
skatch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZXX9XHx0mM)
skatch followed by...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-16-2011
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,823
Hi Dédé,
In fact, I don't know. But I've change...
Hi Dédé,
In fact, I don't know. But I've change the way I move my forearm and my shoulder. So I think this should be visible. I'll be shooting new video tomorrow and maybe Monday with some friends....
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Forum: Freestyle
06-16-2011
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,823
Patient catch: I made it!
Hi all,
Yesterday, for the first day in my swimming life, I experienced what a firm catch is. I've read a lot of things about it, but up to yesterday I couldn't feel it. As I found difficult to get...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-13-2011
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,872
Thanks Dave. I found your blog entry (and your...
Thanks Dave. I found your blog entry (and your update) very interresting. I think the Swimsense (or a next release of it) might suit my needs. I simply want to record my SPL (per lap) and time (per...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-12-2011
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,872
Hi caronis,
Open the forum outside the total...
Hi caronis,
Open the forum outside the total immersion frame (i.e. click on this link (http://www.totalimmersion.net/forum/)). Then search for your thread and copy the url. While posting the answer...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-12-2011
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,872
Thanks Dédé.
For some reason seaching for...
Thanks Dédé.
For some reason seaching for pool-mate in the TI forum return tons of unrleated threads (it was looking of pool and mate I guess). So thank you for the reference of DShen thread...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-12-2011
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,872
Watches that count strokes
Hi,
Has anyone bought a Pool-Mate (http://www.swimovate.com/poolmate.html) watch. I found it referenced in the shop section of http://totalimmersion.es. Any feedback on how reliable they are? In...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-11-2011
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,476
Hi RadSwim,
I've recently understood that and...
Hi RadSwim,
I've recently understood that and posted this thread (http://www.totalimmersion.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2398). But I haven't managed yet to introduce that in my stroke. Thanks for...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-10-2011
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,476
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Forum: Freestyle
06-10-2011
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,476
@Laurence
Good point, I've never noticed...
@Laurence
Good point, I've never noticed that.
@Fisch
I agree with the balance comment. I'd never linked the elbow-driven recovery to the balance, but that can be a good point. Personally, I think...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-10-2011
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,476
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Forum: Freestyle
06-10-2011
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,476
Feedback on my freestyle video
Hi,
It's been a year and three months I started learning TI freestyle (two years ago I wasn't able to cross a 50m pool). I think it's time for me to dare showing you my current level. I'm going to...
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