Forum: Freestyle
09-16-2018
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,632
No, you don't need to convince me further -- I...
No, you don't need to convince me further -- I fully agree with your logic. In fact, use the infinitesimal calculus approach and imagine the swimmer undergoing variations of, say, + and - 1/4 mph. He...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-16-2018
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Replies: 24
Views: 25,466
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Forum: Freestyle
09-16-2018
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,632
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Forum: Freestyle
09-16-2018
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Replies: 49
Views: 36,858
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Forum: Freestyle
09-16-2018
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Replies: 19
Views: 17,632
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Forum: Freestyle
09-12-2018
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Replies: 105
Views: 49,268
Just to be clear, you are suggesting that for...
Just to be clear, you are suggesting that for less experienced swimmers who don't have a feel for the rhythm to shorten the lead hand extension and, presumably, also the patient lead hand wait, and...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-09-2018
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Replies: 105
Views: 49,268
From a purely time-management...
From a purely time-management competition-improvement point of view, there may be some logic in that mathematical model. After all, for the mainstream type of swimmer who is slowish, and swims the...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-07-2018
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Replies: 105
Views: 49,268
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Forum: Freestyle
09-04-2018
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Replies: 61
Views: 46,525
I, too had a love-hate relationship. I hated...
I, too had a love-hate relationship. I hated something about it, now looking back I realize it was insecurity, it was hating my incompetence and being somewhat discouraged by it, and hating the cold...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-14-2018
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Replies: 29
Views: 14,352
Wow, Zenturtle, I've been following multiple...
Wow, Zenturtle, I've been following multiple threads and intricate descriptions of mechanics of rotation, recovery and catch setup for years, but this is the first time I've understood such a...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-14-2018
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,055
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Forum: Freestyle
07-12-2018
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Replies: 29
Views: 14,352
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Forum: Freestyle
07-12-2018
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Replies: 29
Views: 14,352
I stepped slowly through your description, and...
I stepped slowly through your description, and from what I understand, you are saying that you can get the similar effect of arm pronation (internal rotation of the humerus on the glenoid fossa, i.e....
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Forum: Freestyle
07-12-2018
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,404
It sure can happen like that. I just returned...
It sure can happen like that. I just returned from a 93k bike ride today with all kinds of side and head wind, and found that I've finally got much better in biking efficiently in aero position,...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-27-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,810
I have been intermittently lurking as take a...
I have been intermittently lurking as take a break from swimming while regrowing skin after a high speed bike crash 3 weeks ago.
I seem to have created a monster with my innocent original post! But...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-20-2018
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,770
@enkidu: If at all possible I would highly...
@enkidu: If at all possible I would highly recommend a real live TI hands-on coach. The books and videos are great, but a real live coach should be able to correct you in errors sooner than you might...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-19-2018
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Replies: 16
Views: 16,404
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Forum: Freestyle
06-19-2018
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Replies: 42
Views: 19,687
Wow: that really seems like a huge...
Wow: that really seems like a huge turnaround.
Has the dial-down in dangerous intensity workouts happened universally? Or, I guess I should ask, what are the elite, Olympic and International...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-17-2018
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Replies: 42
Views: 19,687
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Forum: Freestyle
06-17-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,810
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Forum: Freestyle
06-17-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,810
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Forum: Freestyle
06-15-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,810
I've seen this a couple of times before, and I...
I've seen this a couple of times before, and I always learn something more each time I watch it again. Terry does allude to the many moving parts -- force, speed, angle, timing, stroke rate as...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-12-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,810
I'm glad you too see the puzzle in this. Your...
I'm glad you too see the puzzle in this. Your tentative conclusions are noted with interest, as is your stated limitation in the analysis of Terry's film. Over time, perhaps, with some reflection,...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-10-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,810
Having followed the trail of your various...
Having followed the trail of your various experiments and your current conclusions, I'm not sure what to think. Not so much as to what your efficiency is -- your objective data measured as SPL in the...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-02-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,810
My understanding of that is a little more...
My understanding of that is a little more nuanced. Swimming (in a streamlined position) UNDER the surface creates less overall drag than BREAKING the surface at the same velocity.
So the problem...
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