You talk about no pausing and yet have a very distinct over-gliding style where you pause and glide before the catch portion of the stroke. How is this not pausing, and would you recommend this style as opposed to the smooth style as outlined by Swim Smooth? I'm trying to learn and I'm confused by the contradicting advice given by Total Immersion and Swim Smooth. So far I find Swim Smooth's argument more convincing and I feel like the over-gliding technique is ultimately limiting.
Hi Dana, Thanks for the questions and for watching. This is an older video, but we still find this approach helps most people relax in the water. Extending a bit longer when you're learning to be more efficient helps develop an awareness of balance when breathing (especially), streamline and momentum and for many people it's too difficult to learn both balance/body position while breathing AND a good catch and continuous stroke rate. If you look at the Stroke Rate/Tempo videos on our channel you'll see some more recent examples of this and a discussion of stroke technique at different stroke rates. Also, keep in mind that TI and Swim Smooth's differences are not as big as you think, even though the like to draw attention to those things for marketing purposes. We're affiliated with neither, even though I am a former TI coach, and "overgliding" is a convenient term for a number of stroke issues that proficient swimmers trained by TI do not exhibit (some novices may over emphasize gliding because they mistakenly think it's the most important factor). Anyway, you might enjoy are blog post on our website called 7 Stroke Tips that Suck.... www.seahiker.com/7-swim-coaching-tips-that-kinda-suck/
Thanks for the reply! I am seeing now that the issues are quite nuanced and not black-and-white. I've been researching a lot and reading a lot of tips. I think in the end I just have to get into the pool a lot and focus on only one or two aspects of my stroke at a time, with whatever advice and drills I've gathered to practice with, then put the pieces together and see how it works -- iteratively repeating this process to get increasingly better over time. There's just no getting around that it'll be a process with a lot of experimenting involved, and also ideally some intermittent coaching to facilitate that process.
I do not understand why you do not tell the truth? Isn't it called plagiarism when all sorts of "new styles" appear overnight, forgetting to recognize that the late great swimmer Terry, is the one who invented TOTAL IMMERSION.
Love this classical music in combination with your masterful swimming.
The Zen masters of swimming!
nicely done.! love the arm slide. Gives you more breathing time
very very informative video🥰
Gran video para nadadores!✨✨✨✨✨🤝😉
Excelente muchas gracias
your videos have been really very helpful for me swimming freestyle.
Wanna see your back float strokes please 😊
So good and i will try.......
👍🏻
kindly give the breathing drill
Hi Ashish, check out our website for some drill videos: www.seahiker.com/resources/
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You talk about no pausing and yet have a very distinct over-gliding style where you pause and glide before the catch portion of the stroke. How is this not pausing, and would you recommend this style as opposed to the smooth style as outlined by Swim Smooth? I'm trying to learn and I'm confused by the contradicting advice given by Total Immersion and Swim Smooth. So far I find Swim Smooth's argument more convincing and I feel like the over-gliding technique is ultimately limiting.
Hi Dana, Thanks for the questions and for watching. This is an older video, but we still find this approach helps most people relax in the water. Extending a bit longer when you're learning to be more efficient helps develop an awareness of balance when breathing (especially), streamline and momentum and for many people it's too difficult to learn both balance/body position while breathing AND a good catch and continuous stroke rate. If you look at the Stroke Rate/Tempo videos on our channel you'll see some more recent examples of this and a discussion of stroke technique at different stroke rates. Also, keep in mind that TI and Swim Smooth's differences are not as big as you think, even though the like to draw attention to those things for marketing purposes. We're affiliated with neither, even though I am a former TI coach, and "overgliding" is a convenient term for a number of stroke issues that proficient swimmers trained by TI do not exhibit (some novices may over emphasize gliding because they mistakenly think it's the most important factor). Anyway, you might enjoy are blog post on our website called 7 Stroke Tips that Suck.... www.seahiker.com/7-swim-coaching-tips-that-kinda-suck/
Thanks for the reply! I am seeing now that the issues are quite nuanced and not black-and-white. I've been researching a lot and reading a lot of tips. I think in the end I just have to get into the pool a lot and focus on only one or two aspects of my stroke at a time, with whatever advice and drills I've gathered to practice with, then put the pieces together and see how it works -- iteratively repeating this process to get increasingly better over time. There's just no getting around that it'll be a process with a lot of experimenting involved, and also ideally some intermittent coaching to facilitate that process.
What the difference between swim free and Total immersion?
There is no difference!
I do not understand why you do not tell the truth? Isn't it called plagiarism when all sorts of "new styles" appear overnight, forgetting to recognize that the late great swimmer Terry, is the one who invented TOTAL IMMERSION.