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Summary: The NEW bible of swimming
Review: Having read this book cover to cover I can say, hand on heart, it is the most useful book on swimming I've ever read. If you are a novice or an elite, or if you are a lane coach or the coach of a large squad, there's a lot in this book that's going to be of real use to you. Indeed you will find things here that may well change your approach to swimming forever. The real beauty of this book is in it's simplicity: Laughlin has a saying, "It isn't rocket science", and that philosophy comes across in this book. As for value for money, it's near half the price of the weighty tome that many regard as the swimming bible and I can tell you there's nothing in that book that will improve your swimming as quickly and easily as SME will. Yes for me it's the new bible.PS. I coach 100% this way and my swimmers believe in it
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Summary: The NEW bible of swimming
Review: Having read this book cover to cover I can say, hand on heart, it is the most useful book on swimming I've ever read. If you are a novice or an elite, or if you are a lane coach or the coach of a large squad, there's a lot in this book that's going to be of real use to you. Indeed you will find things here that may well change your approach to swimming forever. The real beauty of this book is in it's simplicity: Laughlin has a saying, "It isn't rocket science", and that philosophy comes across in this book. As for value for money, it's near half the price of the weighty tome that many regard as the swimming bible and I can tell you there's nothing in that book that will improve your swimming as quickly and easily as SME will. Yes for me it's the new bible. PS. I coach 100% this way and my swimmers believe in it
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Summary: From the author
Review: I aimed to provide swim-improvement guidance that was simple, clear and practical. Readers have responded by saying succinctly "It works."
Happy laps,
Terry
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Summary: Swimming Made Easy : The Total Immersion Way for Any Swimmer
Review: I am a confirmed believer of Total Immersion swimming. It absolutely changed my life as Terry Laughlin knows because I tell him at least once a month. I was a horrible swimmer and since I took a Total Immersion workshop and have also purchased and read everything Terry has written and videotaped, my life has changed. Everyone in Naples that sees me swim is astounded by my "music in the water". Being an adult onset athlete, I have finally found something that I enjoy completely and look great doing (of course, that is most important). Total Immersion has also given me a new confidence and internal strength. So, from my personal viewpoint, TI encompasses a lot more than just swimming.
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Summary: Foundations of Swimming Four Strokes
Review: I am a new age group coach, using the sequential steps and techniques explained in this book I am able to easily help experienced or new swimmers develop and refine their strokes by working on core foundation skills. Unlike previous avenues I have used such as magazine articles, and books with excessive information, this book is a concise and easy reference of all four strokes. Dollar for dollar, each page of this book is worth the investment. The foundation skills here in this book apply to every swimmer, I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Swim like a fish and enjoy it
Review: I am so glad I bought this book. Learning to balance the body in water and reduce drag creates a new experience of swimming. The system really works. I also purchased the videos which demonstrate the drills very well. It is the kind of book which you read again and again.
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Summary: Swim like a fish and enjoy it
Review: I am so glad I bought this book. Learning to balance the body in water and reduce drag creates a new experience of swimming. The system really works. I also purchased the videos which demonstrate the drills very well. It is the kind of book which you read again and again.
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Summary: Total Immersion keeps getting better & better !
Review: I bought this book cause I had to see what was next in making swimming more enjoyable for me and the swimmers I help improve there technique. I have to give the credit to Total Immersion for giving me the gift of swimming when almost giving up due to a limited disability. TI's products have also made me a better Technique Instructor (who cares about winning when what really matters to me is to see someone swimming with grace and ease).I bought this book from the office but I had write about this book just to let people know it means what it says... Enjoy, Ronnie
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Summary: overpriced and boring!
Review: I love Terry Laughlin's method (although he does spend so much time trying to sell it to you that you start to become suspicious...), and I keep all the beautiful articles (with fantastic color photographs) he wrote for Fitness Swimmer, but this book in a joke. Make no mistake, it would be a fine pamphlet to have if it sold for 5 bucks, but this booklet is 25 dollars! I was happy to pay this much for what I thought would be the ultimate book on swimming, an aquatic version of "The Triathlete's Training Bible", and what I got was something that looked like bad photocopies of the Fitness Swimmer articles. This was a very bad marketing move for Laughlin, as far as I am concerned: I really felt he had no respect for the reader, and was just after the money. The content of the book will be no news if you ever read Fitness Swimmer. Save some cash, get some back issues of the magazine, and head to the pool.
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Summary: this book IS revolutionary!
Review: I started swimming as a way to stay active while recovering from a serious knee injury, and I picked up this book to help me learn more so I could stay challenged and interested in the water. I had splashed along and really enjoyed swimming for years, but I'd never had any formal training whatsoever. This book completely changed the way I think about swimming, and my ability has increased tremendously in the time I've been using the Total Immersion concepts. Just today, I counted how many strokes it took me to cross the 25 yard pool. TWELVE. How many did it take when I started six months ago? TWENTY-SIX. Even better, from my vantage point in the "medium" lane, I took a moment to count the strokes of a big, speedy muscle guy splashing his way across the pool in the "fast" lane next to me. TWENTY-FOUR. And I proceeded to easily out-pace him on every lap, which was kind of a thrill for someone who doesn't really consider herself to be a serious athlete. This book is a great resource -- I have read various chapters over and over again. Some of the writing is a bit awkward -- but the main points are clear. Your body is a vessel, and your goal is to get through the water in the most streamlined, energy-effective way possible. When you "get" the technique, it's amazing to feel yourself travel through the water -- IN BETWEEN STROKES. I like to think of my hands as the prow of a ship, my hips as a rotor, and my feet working together as a propellor. Just think how impossible ships would have it if they were built as rectangles or squares -- there's no sense trying to push a square across a body of water, is there? Once you learn the Total Immersion technique, "ordinary" swimming seems nonsensical. One side point I'd like to share is that I trained for the first few months months with a pull buoy, because of my injury. I wasn't able to do the exact training exercises described in the book -- I couldn't kick at all. But by using the pull buoy and focusing on the concepts in the book, I learned balance, arm work, and how to breathe on both sides - which I *never* thought I'd be able to do. This might be a helpful alternative for other novices who find the balance exercises kind of intimidating. "Swimming Made Easy" gave me what I needed -- a set of concepts which radically changed my swimming style. This is a great book, and will change your swims in an amazing way.
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