Forum: Freestyle
09-07-2011
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Views: 5,281
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Forum: Freestyle
08-16-2011
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,895
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Forum: Freestyle
03-09-2011
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Replies: 66
Views: 31,199
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Forum: Breaststroke
01-28-2011
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Replies: 12
Views: 11,892
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Forum: Freestyle
01-27-2011
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Replies: 161
Views: 58,963
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Forum: Freestyle
01-19-2011
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,615
It can help to do a drill half a length or a...
It can help to do a drill half a length or a whole length and then go to whole-stroke in order to incorporate that skill.
Focal points can be used while you are doing whole-stroke.
No matter what,...
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Forum: Freestyle
01-10-2011
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Replies: 16
Views: 8,352
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
01-06-2011
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,997
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Forum: Freestyle
01-06-2011
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Replies: 16
Views: 8,352
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Forum: Freestyle
12-03-2010
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Replies: 138
Views: 137,315
TI doesn't teach breathing per se, as you say,...
TI doesn't teach breathing per se, as you say, the drills develop proper balance in order for it to happen.
But, I don't think it is a red herring. Visualizing the surface (visualizing in the sense...
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Forum: Freestyle
12-02-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,180
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Forum: Freestyle
12-02-2010
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Replies: 15
Views: 17,119
Swimming's main propulsion is the pulling arm,...
Swimming's main propulsion is the pulling arm, assisted somewhat by kicking. As you said, spearing hands don't propel, hips don't propel, corkscrew torsos don't propel.
The thing is that the body...
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Forum: Favorite Practices and Sets
11-23-2010
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Replies: 28
Views: 17,256
I originally liked the idea of zen switch. To...
I originally liked the idea of zen switch. To me, it was sort of like, "you have to DO this in order to make everything come together right, not just mechanically go through the motions."
But, I...
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
11-06-2010
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,394
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Forum: Freestyle
11-05-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,170
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
11-01-2010
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Replies: 20
Views: 15,744
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Forum: O2 in H20: Breathing Skills
11-01-2010
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Replies: 20
Views: 15,744
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Forum: Freestyle
10-08-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,814
Stick with it, what you are doing is right. ...
Stick with it, what you are doing is right. Kicking with the same-side foot is wrong.
It is slower because you aren't used to it yet. Keep working on it and it will work out.
And remember, low...
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Forum: Swim Your Way to Health
10-06-2010
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Replies: 11
Views: 54,806
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Forum: Freestyle
10-01-2010
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,842
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Forum: Outside the Box: Open Water Swimming
09-26-2010
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,794
It sounds exactly like my experience in...
It sounds exactly like my experience in August.
Coming into it, I was unfit, because of recurring sinus infections and commitments at work. Further I was overweight because of that. The sinus...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-26-2010
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,842
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Forum: Freestyle
09-24-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,861
Oh, and the focus I use instead, is to "float...
Oh, and the focus I use instead, is to "float like a lillypad."
A lily pad flattens out on the surface of the water to buoy itself up. But it doesn't try to extend past its natural boundaries.
You...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-24-2010
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,861
I think extending the shoulder is...
I think extending the shoulder is great.
However, I have found that if you emphasize that too much, or extend for too long a time, that you tend to overrotate. I also would tend to push down on the...
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Forum: How To Swim A Mile
09-19-2010
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Replies: 7
Views: 16,283
First, it is total baloney that this is a...
First, it is total baloney that this is a conditioning issue -- I am overweight, unfit, and asthmatic, and I can swim 2 miles without getting out of breath.
Either you are holding your breath, or...
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