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The puzzle of how to make swimming easier and more enjoyable to master is still deeply fascinating to me and I consider myself incredibly fortunate that, over 30 years after I began coaching, I still wake up every morning excited about teaching and coaching swimmers. Fortunately our students have provided us with a constant stream of new questions and challenges for which the TI process always offers solutions. The essential lesson we've learned is that a human body moving through water always retains the same properties and is subject to the same physical laws, no matter whether your goal is basic learning, high level performance or wellness/therapy.
This means there can be a unified logical thread for every possible form of teaching or coaching. From a 5 year old child's first lesson, to the coaching that can help a swimmer win an Olympic medal, to guiding a 75-year old through a swimming-therapy program, the principles will all be the same. Total Immersion's mission today is to disseminate knowledge of those principles as widely as we can, so that all swimmers can have better experiences and outcomes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
good aid to balancing in the water,
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This review is from: Freestyle: Made Easy (DVD)
THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN A GOOD HELP TO BALANCE AND RELAX IN THE WATER.I USE THE TECHNICS ONCE A WEEK TO REGAIN A NICE SMOOTH BALANCE THAT WORKS WELL WITH REGULAR FREE STYLE.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (49 customer reviews) 66 of 66 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Supplement to Total Immersion Book,
By Karen Decker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Freestyle: Made Easy (DVD)
The book (Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier) and DVD aren't completely aligned, but do supplement each other well. Actually, I probably wouldn't recommend the DVD without the book.There are two extremes of swimmers that would likely be interested in this swim method: complete beginners looking to start swimming and experienced swimmers looking to examine this method. Like most, I was somewhere in the middle (after being told by a swim coach that I looked like I was being electrocuted in the water, I thought that this relaxed style of swimming would be a good remedy). Beginners will instantly see the value; it starts at the very beginning with active floating. Experienced swimmers will need to be prepared to start at the very beginning as well, as Terry Laughlin (correctly) sees a need to break down established patterns of movement in order to build new muscle memory. My freestyle has become significantly more relaxed. Of course, I still have a long way to go to becoming a proficient distance swimmer (practice, practice, practice), but this video has helped eliminate a lot of bad habits so that the practice is actually beneficial. One criticism (aside from the somewhat cheesy production): proper flutter kick is nearly ignored. Although it's not the primary source of propulsion for efficient swimmers (e.g., Terry only kicks once per stroke), it's still a significant supplement when wanting to swim fast. It would have been nice to see it addressed more in the video. 68 of 73 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too much and too little,
By Richard P. Crossin "Viretarmis" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Freestyle: Made Easy (DVD)
...Too much money for too little product. This overpriced DVD comes in short (about 30 minutes) and cheap. (You're not going to believe the shoddy production values). While it is useful to see good to great swimmers executing Mr. Laughlin's techniques, there is no info on correcting common problems for the rest of us. C'mon Terry, you've been teaching for over 20 years. What about a "5 most common mistakes" section that could help the rest of us along? Also, while it shows the recommended drills, there is surprisingly little on linking the drills to actual swimming. Most of the demonstrations don't show the swimmers even breathing but rather holding their breath as they execute the drills. (Yeah, I know, Sweet Spot - but that hardly shows how to link strokes, particularly for alternate side breathing). Also, unless my DVD player has developed hiccups, the disc itself has got problems - There were a number of stutters and "freezes".
74 of 85 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Content - Bad First Impression,
By C. Poole - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Freestyle: Made Easy (DVD)
After reading the TI book and not getting too far, I thought that I'd try the video so I could actually see how the drills should be done. When I unpacked the video I was fairly shocked to see that my not-very-cheap DVD came in an el-cheapo paper slip cover. After loading the DVD I was equally surprised by the cheesy music and videography.Overall, I think that the content of the video was excellent, but I definitely expected a higher quality production based on the relatively high price tag. |
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