Forum: Freestyle
09-15-2018
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Replies: 49
Views: 36,808
Hi Stuart,
Two suggestions, which may have...
Hi Stuart,
Two suggestions, which may have already occurred to you:
1) Might it be possible to experiment with both forms to get a feel for which is better or, possibly, if both are worth having?
2)...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-15-2018
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Replies: 49
Views: 36,808
Hi Stuart,
I am in Werner's age group, so...
Hi Stuart,
I am in Werner's age group, so perhaps it's not surprising that I feel the way he does about face book. I do have a face book account -- I was forced to get one if I wanted to see the...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-07-2018
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Replies: 105
Views: 49,170
Hi ZT, I too liked your answers to Werner's...
Hi ZT, I too liked your answers to Werner's philosophical questions. Your answers all resonated with me. I am at an age now where my conditioning gets continually worse. Last spring I had a health...
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Forum: Freestyle
09-07-2018
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,833
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Forum: Freestyle
08-30-2018
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Replies: 105
Views: 49,170
Hi Stuart,
For whatever it's worth, I do see...
Hi Stuart,
For whatever it's worth, I do see differences in the catch as Terry does it and, for example, as Shinji does it. There is also a lot in common between their two strokes. My suspicion is...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-30-2018
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Replies: 105
Views: 49,170
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Forum: Freestyle
08-25-2018
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Replies: 105
Views: 49,170
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Forum: Freestyle
08-25-2018
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Replies: 105
Views: 49,170
OK ZT, which of these two styles would you say...
OK ZT, which of these two styles would you say Terry is swimming in the underwater shots of his stroke? His forward hand is almost beneath his shoulder when the upside hand first enters the water. Is...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-08-2018
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Replies: 80
Views: 30,564
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Forum: Freestyle
08-07-2018
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Replies: 80
Views: 30,564
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Forum: Freestyle
08-07-2018
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Replies: 80
Views: 30,564
So I suppose that one way to explain the virtue...
So I suppose that one way to explain the virtue of the one-armed drills is to note that your extended arm can be used to cover a lot of balance and stroking problems by compensating for them. When...
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Forum: Freestyle
08-07-2018
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Replies: 80
Views: 30,564
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Forum: Freestyle
08-07-2018
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Replies: 80
Views: 30,564
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Forum: Freestyle
07-30-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
Hi Mushroom, i did watch that clip, but I'm not...
Hi Mushroom, i did watch that clip, but I'm not sure it is addressing a problem I really have. I tend to look somewhat forward, not straight down, and my major sin is to lift my head too high, not...
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Forum: Freestyle
07-21-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
Hi Stuart,
I wanted to report back to you on...
Hi Stuart,
I wanted to report back to you on this. After trying to fix the problem of my dropped elbow by myself, I finally broke down and bought the Finis Forearm Fulcrum. It has been an eye...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-28-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
Hi Stuart, There's a lot of good info in your...
Hi Stuart, There's a lot of good info in your above message, and I appreciate that. I did look at the video of the Finis Forearm Fulcrum, and I like the concept. Just looking at people using it, I...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-27-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
Hi Inge, I think one of the difficulties in...
Hi Inge, I think one of the difficulties in giving internet advice is that you don't know what main issues need to be addressed in the person receiving the advice. This may help explain in part some...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-26-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
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Forum: Freestyle
06-26-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
Hi Stuart, I am fascinated by the fact that you...
Hi Stuart, I am fascinated by the fact that you seem to believe that you and Terry are talking about the same thing, where as I believe your perspectives are entirely different. It seems to point to...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-26-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
Hi Stuart, you seem to be painting a very...
Hi Stuart, you seem to be painting a very different picture of this than what Terry was describing here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pITBtglEUGk
How do we reconcile these two pictures?
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Forum: Freestyle
06-26-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
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Forum: Freestyle
06-26-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
I just went back to look at the film you posted...
I just went back to look at the film you posted of Thorpe, and it seems to me that he has a much better grip on the water than Shelley. One of the things that Thorpe does to get this better grip is...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-26-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
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Forum: Freestyle
06-24-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
Hi ZT, are you losing interest in swimming...
Hi ZT, are you losing interest in swimming because you've reached a plateau, or do you continue to enjoy the time you spend doing it?
I agree with you that Shelley's legs and kick action seem quite...
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Forum: Freestyle
06-24-2018
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Replies: 193
Views: 57,719
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