Dear Swimmers,

I'm about preparing myself for a new sport : Triathlon but I'm really
an average swimmer. My technique is not that good and I'm rather
struggling with the water. I'd like to improve that technique and make
it smoother. I'm pretty much good on both cycling and running but
swimming is truly my weakest link. I tend to catch my lack of
technique with some physical strength but it does not last long I'm
afraid :-(

I was looking at the web and there are loads of CDs/DVDs hanging
around. There should be goods and bads as usual and that's why I'd
like to take your advice. All your comments are more than welcome
guys ! I'd appreciate any links to uselful web locations as well.

Cheers,
Riad.

"Riad KACED" <riad.kaced@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:5116d346-3006-40c7-ab23-796edd525fd5@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> Dear Swimmers,
>
> I'm about preparing myself for a new sport : Triathlon but I'm really
> an average swimmer. My technique is not that good and I'm rather
> struggling with the water. I'd like to improve that technique and make
> it smoother. I'm pretty much good on both cycling and running but
> swimming is truly my weakest link. I tend to catch my lack of
> technique with some physical strength but it does not last long I'm
> afraid :-(
>
> I was looking at the web and there are loads of CDs/DVDs hanging
> around. There should be goods and bads as usual and that's why I'd
> like to take your advice. All your comments are more than welcome
> guys ! I'd appreciate any links to uselful web locations as well.
>
> Cheers,
> Riad.

I recommend in-person lessons before you try any video-based
instruction.

-S-

Steve Freides wrote:
> "Riad KACED" <riad.kaced@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5116d346-3006-40c7-ab23-796edd525fd5@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>
>>Dear Swimmers,
>>
>>I'm about preparing myself for a new sport : Triathlon but I'm really
>>an average swimmer. My technique is not that good and I'm rather
>>struggling with the water. I'd like to improve that technique and make
>>it smoother. I'm pretty much good on both cycling and running but
>>swimming is truly my weakest link. I tend to catch my lack of
>>technique with some physical strength but it does not last long I'm
>>afraid :-(
>>
>>I was looking at the web and there are loads of CDs/DVDs hanging
>>around. There should be goods and bads as usual and that's why I'd
>>like to take your advice. All your comments are more than welcome
>>guys ! I'd appreciate any links to uselful web locations as well.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Riad.
>
>
> I recommend in-person lessons before you try any video-based
> instruction.
>
> -S-

Well, I'll give a dissenting opinion:

I went to an in-person workshop in 1999, and one of my biggest regrets
afterward was that I hadn't gotten some video-based instruction first.
Video-based instruction is fine for making "coarse" adjustments to your
stroke. What you're likely to need an in-person instructor for is
making "fine" adjustments to your stroke. It's a shame, then, to waste
in-person lessons on the "coarse" adjustments.

I've had good experience with the Total Immersion DVDs:

http://www.totalimmersion.net/products-dvds.html

The drill sequences they contain have been perfected by using them in
hundreds of live workshops.


Bob

On Aug 25, 3:04 am, "Robert W. McAdams" <r...@fambright.com> wrote:
> Steve Freides wrote:
> > "Riad KACED" <riad.ka...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:5116d346-3006-40c7-ab23-796edd525fd5@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>Dear Swimmers,
>
> >>I'm about preparing myself for a new sport : Triathlon but I'm really
> >>an average swimmer. My technique is not that good and I'm rather
> >>struggling with the water. I'd like to improve that technique and make
> >>it smoother. I'm pretty much good on both cycling and running but
> >>swimming is truly my weakest link. I tend to catch my lack of
> >>technique with some physical strength but it does not last long I'm
> >>afraid :-(
>
> >>I was looking at the web and there are loads of CDs/DVDs hanging
> >>around. There should be goods and bads as usual and that's why I'd
> >>like to take your advice. All your comments are more than welcome
> >>guys ! I'd appreciate any links to uselful web locations as well.
>
> >>Cheers,
> >>Riad.
>
> > I recommend in-person lessons before you try any video-based
> > instruction.
>
> > -S-
>
> Well, I'll give a dissenting opinion:
>
> I went to an in-person workshop in 1999, and one of my biggest regrets
> afterward was that I hadn't gotten some video-based instruction first.
> Video-based instruction is fine for making "coarse" adjustments to your
> stroke.  What you're likely to need an in-person instructor for is
> making "fine" adjustments to your stroke.  It's a shame, then, to waste
> in-person lessons on the "coarse" adjustments.
>
> I've had good experience with the Total Immersion DVDs:
>
> http://www.totalimmersion.net/products-dvds.html
>
> The drill sequences they contain have been perfected by using them in
> hundreds of live workshops.
>
> Bob

Hi Bob,

Thanks very much for this link !

Riad.

"Robert W. McAdams" <rwm@fambright.com> wrote in message
news:48B21328.6030301@fambright.com...
> Steve Freides wrote:
>> "Riad KACED" <riad.kaced@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:5116d346-3006-40c7-ab23-796edd525fd5@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>Dear Swimmers,
>>>
>>>I'm about preparing myself for a new sport : Triathlon but I'm really
>>>an average swimmer. My technique is not that good and I'm rather
>>>struggling with the water. I'd like to improve that technique and
>>>make
>>>it smoother. I'm pretty much good on both cycling and running but
>>>swimming is truly my weakest link. I tend to catch my lack of
>>>technique with some physical strength but it does not last long I'm
>>>afraid :-(
>>>
>>>I was looking at the web and there are loads of CDs/DVDs hanging
>>>around. There should be goods and bads as usual and that's why I'd
>>>like to take your advice. All your comments are more than welcome
>>>guys ! I'd appreciate any links to uselful web locations as well.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Riad.
>>
>>
>> I recommend in-person lessons before you try any video-based
>> instruction.
>>
>> -S-
>
> Well, I'll give a dissenting opinion:
>
> I went to an in-person workshop in 1999, and one of my biggest regrets
> afterward was that I hadn't gotten some video-based instruction first.
> Video-based instruction is fine for making "coarse" adjustments to
> your stroke. What you're likely to need an in-person instructor for
> is making "fine" adjustments to your stroke. It's a shame, then, to
> waste in-person lessons on the "coarse" adjustments.
>
> I've had good experience with the Total Immersion DVDs:
>
> http://www.totalimmersion.net/products-dvds.html
>
> The drill sequences they contain have been perfected by using them in
> hundreds of live workshops.

Everyone's different - if the video worked for you, I'm happy for you.
It won't work that way for everyone. Although I don't usually do
one-on-one swimming lessons, I do teach kettlebell training one-on-one,
and many of the people I see have worked with a book and/or DVD before
they come to me. For some, it's been helpful because they've gotten a
good head start, but for others, I spend almost all my time with them
un-learning what they've mistakenly taught themselves. Swimming is no
different; whether or not an instructional video will help depends on a
lot of things, most of which one cannot tell over the Internet.

Just call me old-fashioned, but I still think a teacher is the best
place for most people to start.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com