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Forum: Freestyle 02-15-2012
Replies: 24
Views: 9,271
Posted By FrankJ
These sets are certainly valuable for some, I am...

These sets are certainly valuable for some, I am sure. But for what I am concerned, what has attracted me to TI was the simplicity of the approach, of the language and of the logic of the drill...
Forum: Links and References 12-20-2011
Replies: 70
Views: 28,584
Posted By FrankJ
I think that including videos of students, in...

I think that including videos of students, in addition to those of the coaches, would be an essential way to present what TI is about. I can think of at least 2 examples I have seen where displaying...
Forum: Swim Your Way to Health 11-08-2011
Replies: 45
Views: 30,422
Posted By FrankJ
Hi Petra, I just sent you a PM. F.

Hi Petra,

I just sent you a PM.

F.
Forum: Freestyle 11-06-2011
Replies: 58
Views: 17,333
Posted By FrankJ
I will give it a try…the way I understand it, to...

I will give it a try…the way I understand it, to talk about synergy we need to begin with two or more separate elements that cause the same effect. For instance, element A heats water to 20 degrees,...
Forum: Swim Your Way to Health 11-03-2011
Replies: 45
Views: 30,422
Posted By FrankJ
Hi, I also have similar symptoms to the ones...

Hi,

I also have similar symptoms to the ones you described and I have another friend who does. My exercise regime consists of swimming on average 2 times/week, 30 minutes each time, leisurely....
Forum: Freestyle 03-16-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
I also feel this when I swim, so I agree with...

I also feel this when I swim, so I agree with your analogy regarding the feeling side of things. But in jumping a fence:

1-you have an anchoring point, and there you exert force against the fence....
Forum: Freestyle 03-16-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
Again, a change of subject from 'free' propulsion...

Again, a change of subject from 'free' propulsion by magical forces, to reducing drag, the importance of which we all agree on, and has nothing to do with this discussion.

The first law states that...
Forum: Freestyle 03-16-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
So the subject has now changed, I get. We are not...

So the subject has now changed, I get. We are not saying that rotation generates propulsion, but that it aid streamlining.

Regarding your recovery arm comment, please explain how it generates...
Forum: Freestyle 03-16-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
I would like to watch a video. But if this is...

I would like to watch a video. But if this is correct, then moving the body and the arm must displace water asymmetrically, as discussed many times, above and in the 'important new insight...'...
Forum: Freestyle 03-16-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
Do you refer to one arm freestyle? If so, one arm...

Do you refer to one arm freestyle? If so, one arm will be pushing water.

If not, do you imply that he can move forward across the pool just by rotation and spearing? If so, again as I suggest...
Forum: Freestyle 03-16-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
And in fact as I said, the force applied by the...

And in fact as I said, the force applied by the arm underwater is what provides propulsion. Not shooting the leading arm forward as you implied. The basic physics I'm referring to are Newton's laws...
Forum: Freestyle 03-16-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
You may see it like this,or you may feel it like...

You may see it like this,or you may feel it like this, but this is not the way it is.

Try spearing forward without pulling your opposite arm underwater.

And also, try rotating without pulling...
Forum: Freestyle 03-16-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
No, this is wrong. In the absence of gravity,...

No, this is wrong. In the absence of gravity, swinging your arms would bring you nowhere, unless you apply force on an external body. This is basic physics, you are free to not believe it in, but...
Forum: Freestyle 03-15-2011
Replies: 66
Views: 31,196
Posted By FrankJ
I managed today to reach the 4th floor without...

I managed today to reach the 4th floor without using the lift, just by throwing both arms up in the air. What a feeling.
Forum: Links and References 02-03-2011
Replies: 72
Views: 32,459
Posted By FrankJ
I believe it was Cristopher Hitchens, responding...

I believe it was Cristopher Hitchens, responding to the people attacking him for being a drunk, that remarked how giving the ad hominem was a sure sign of defeat...
Forum: Freestyle 02-03-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
Your point being?

Your point being?
Forum: Freestyle 02-02-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
Can you point to me the post where I declared...

Can you point to me the post where I declared that I could provide a model to describe the movement of a swimmer’s body in water? No? And you know why? Because that post does not exist.

Anyway, as...
Forum: Freestyle 02-02-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
I was just about to book a trip to mainland...

I was just about to book a trip to mainland Europe for me and my family. But this made me think, we would be wiser to swim across the channel. It'll be safer to rely on my intuition, than on faulty...
Forum: Freestyle 02-02-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
Science can address problems and provide models...

Science can address problems and provide models for phenomena WAY more complex than how a dolphin or a sardine or a can of tuna moves through the water (incidentally, I related this thing of science...
Forum: Freestyle 02-02-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
I will get back soon. Ironically, I'm in the...

I will get back soon. Ironically, I'm in the middle of an experiment to explain some complex phenomenon (muscle wasting). Maybe I should give up and go down to the pub.
Forum: Freestyle 02-02-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
I want to comment that I fully agree with...

I want to comment that I fully agree with Lawrence in his approach to understanding how some of the basic swimming principles we apply works

We like to think that other principles we vouch for are...
Forum: Freestyle 02-01-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
Yes, but during the time between switches, there...

Yes, but during the time between switches, there will be a moment when both arms are not in an extended position, which should offer more resistance; to be permanently streamlined, one would have to...
Forum: Freestyle 01-30-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
I personally don't find this thread unnecessarily...

I personally don't find this thread unnecessarily academic. The points you made were clear and concise. It is interesting to try and understand why some alternatives in the stroke might work better...
Forum: Freestyle 01-30-2011
Replies: 161
Views: 58,950
Posted By FrankJ
I would also like to add my 2 cents. I believe...

I would also like to add my 2 cents. I believe that the most likely explanation for the feeling of a forward squirt, is that the body assumens a most hydrodinamic position during the accelarating...
Forum: Freestyle 12-13-2010
Replies: 11
Views: 5,367
Posted By FrankJ
Nice thread. I agree with the idea that there is...

Nice thread. I agree with the idea that there is a hierarchy between different focal points. It would not, I think, determine as much that some focal points become redundant, but that some are better...
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