Here’s a cool graphic from the NY Times article — a computer-generated fluid dynamics study showing the flow of air around the jet car’s fuselage. The orange areas indicate where resistance is highest. The blue areas represent the lowest …
Laurence swam for me 35 years ago during my first coaching gig, at the US Merchant Marine Academy, and was one of my first coaching successes, improving in 18 months from 2:15 to 1:49 for 200-yards Free. He’s been an …
S.U. asked: I began learning to swim at a TI Workshop in November 2008 and can now swim 19 strokes for 25 meters. Now that my stroke is reasonably efficient, I’ve begun using a Tempo Trainer in whole-stroke practice …
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This blog excerpts just three posts from a lengthy thread (19 posts by the time I added my two cents) entitled "Any Tips on Helping Hip Rotation" on the Freestyle conference of the Discussion Forum. I’m reposting selections from …
Brad posted this on the TI Discussion Forum
I know this is an old topic but I was shocked when my Primary Care Physician said that swimming was not very good for weight loss. I’ve had increasing back problems …
This morning, while reading the NY Times account of the final round of the Masters tournament, these quotes from Tiger Woods got me thinking.
Woods, meanwhile, was distressed and referred to his day as "terrible."I was hitting it awful on …
A common question, posed on the Discussion Forum.
I have been practicing rotating — rather than moving my head — to breathe. I’ve seen video of my stroke and it looked as though I was almost at 90 degree …
In response to a question on the Discussion Forum about the Rag Doll/Marionette Arm focal point and the standing OverSwitch rehearsals (examples above) illustrated in Lesson Five of the Easy Freestyle DVD I posted a detailed account – which I’m …
This question was posed on the TI Discussion Forum
The best answer is neither comes first. Drill-refinement, and transitioning new skills to whole stroke, is seldom a linear process — first I master Step A, then I master Step B. …