Comments on: A Simple, Guaranteed Way to Improve: Time Yourself

By: Arina Thomsen

Arina Thomsen — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 03:04:00 +0000

You are very welcome. I watched Shinji – his trick besides his perfect technique is absolutely impeccable balance. Shows on minute 6:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFOAdw0zkaU&t=407s

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:21:00 +0000

This is odd. We have two of them, and they’ve been used three times a week, for about 4 years, with only one battery change, and absolutely zero reliability issues. We just throw them into our bags after a swim, without drying them etc. We treat them like sherman tanks, and they’ve performed that way.

By: Janice M. Smith

Janice M. Smith — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:21:00 +0000

I have been doing about 600-800 of my warm-up with the TT. I change focus every 100 or so and rotate between wide arm entry and reach, laser beam stream-line, hip-bump with two kicks, and breath pattern.

By: Janice M. Smith

Janice M. Smith — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:18:00 +0000

What I discovered was after every use, take the battery out. I keep it in my swim bag in a little ziplock and just put the battery back in right before my workout. By doing that I have had months of use on one battery.

By: DLynn

DLynn — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:26:00 +0000

Hi Janice! Not sure if I was in St. Pete with you at the clinic. I was a Coach there at the pool and of a couple of OWS. Have you been using focal points? If so which ones? Let me know. and if you would like you can message me and we can chat on some ways to improve our SPL! Deb Sagan

By: KearneyHimself

KearneyHimself — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 20:53:00 +0000

Slow down, relax, feel yourself in harmony with the water. Cut out the last stroke of each length – if you don’t glide to the wall you need to concentrate on making a long, narrow, streamlined shape in the water. Don’t begin to think about speed until you get the stroke right.

By: Ramakrishnan

Ramakrishnan — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:43:00 +0000

I have been wanting to buy the Finis Tempo Trainer for quite a while. What is stopping me is the reviews I am reading on Amazon. These devices seem to be notoriously unreliable. They either come with dead batteries or last for a very short time.

So, I am wondering whether there is an alternative to this TT?

Or is it worth the risk to go ahead and buy the Finis TT?

By: James Ewart

James Ewart — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:48:00 +0000

Each arm is one stroke. So one left, one right is two One has to be wary of watches that count just one stroke cycle because the stroke count from the left arm only means the right arm could have done one more or one less and potentially be inaccurate. If your watch counts ten strokes for your left arm your right arm could have made 9, 10 or 11 strokes. So you are guessing between 19 and 21 strokes in total. Not very useful data if so inaccurate. So it is much better to count your own strokes.

By: Jerry Sandstrom

Jerry Sandstrom — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 03:16:00 +0000

Arina, Thanks for posting the Rotation drills. I will practice a few of those and see if it helps my SPL. Looks like good stuff. Thanks again.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 03:04:00 +0000

Hi Juan, did you get an answer to your question as I have the same one. The Garmin swim watch counts left arm and right arm as one stroke.
Thanks
Jeff