Easy Freestyle Swimming by Terry Laughlin
by Terry Laughlin
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Actor: Terry LaughlinDirector: Terry Laughlin
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 73 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker
DVD Reviews of Easy Freestyle Swimming by Terry Laughlin
DVD Review: Absolutely Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
I have six children so teaching them how to swim and be safe in the pool and surf is important.
It is too difficult to get them all into their different age swimming lessons. Time is an issue.
I opted to teach them myself all together- however wanted their technique to be really good which I have never been taught.
These dvds are amazing- already just after the first two lessons I can see such a change in them. I am so relieved that I have the best to give them now. Me (their father) teaching them with these dvds to help is an extra bonus above just puting them in with someone else to learn. I feel like I am doing what a father is supposed to do - share myself and give to them, but with a worldclass professional teaching me how to teach them. The progression in the exersices given are clear and so good. Very well done.
Thank you from Australia
DVD Review: Great DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
Terry Laughlin's swimming philosophy is that the swimmers improve most when they improve swimming efficiency. This video provides the drills needed to improve swimming efficiency. The first drill is to learn to swim in a straight path with the body in a streamlined relaxed horizontal position. Subsequent lessons show how to swim in a rotated position (right side down or left side down), and breath while maintaining a straight horizontal position. He focuses on the recovery and entry phases of the stroke, and the synchronization of body roll with arm entry. Initially swimming is very slow; ultimately the goal is to increase the stroke rate gradually while always maintaining correct form. The quality of the videos is excellent, and all drills are clearly displayed.
There are some swimming efficiencies that are not emphasized. The video does not describe how to achieve a good catch position. The video also does describe how to time relative movement of both arms to maintain continuous propulsive motion through the water; the drills suggest a rotate to one side, stroke and glide, then rotate to the other side, stroke, and glide method. This initial swimming style is less efficient, and more difficult for me as it requires a longer time between breaths than a faster more continuous propulsive style of swimming; I expect that as stroke rate increases with a briefer recovery phase, a more continuous propulsive swimming occurs. A very useful addition would be to give the swimmer clues that a solitary swimmer can use to determine when swimming form is incorrect.
Overall, a great DVD that improved my swimming, and is likely to improve the swimming of most swimmers as well.
DVD Review: easy swimming
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked the video, although it was a little long winded and one would have to do this in sections to get it right by ones self. It would be easier with an instructor (naturally)it is not always possible to know if you are doing the strokes correctly and it takes a lot of practice which I have not mastered yet as I still train 3 times a week and its easy to slip back into old habits. It will take discipline to get this but I have seen people who have mastered the skill and it is amazing to watch.DVD Review: The best freestyle training video you could buy!
Summary: 5 Stars
Total Immersion and Terry Laughlin take you step by step in the process of swimming efficiently and effortlessly. This video, which I accompanied with the book "Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier," has made it a pleasure to train for my triathlon swims. After doing the drills, I feel more confident and more relaxed in the water. I would highly recommend this along with any of TI's other products for triathletes, competition swimmers, and anybody else looking to enjoy learning the "right" way to swim.DVD Review: Helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband competes in triathalons and has been working on improving his swimming. He found the video helpful and
was able to learn a few new tips.
Description of Easy Freestyle Swimming by Terry Laughlin
Swim easier, farther and faster. We Guarantee It! Easy Freestyle is the next best thing to having your own Total Immersion coach. Master the skills and secrets for swimming as easily, as far or as fast as you d like. Easy Freestyle presents seven self-coaching lessons, perfected at Total Immersion Workshops, with every telling detail examined above-and below-water, with slow-motion and comparison video.Lesson One Cooperate with Gravity: Cleverly use gravity to achieve a sense of support, comfort and confidence.
Lesson Two The Past of Least Resistance: Minimize energy cost by learning fish-like body positions and profiles.
Lesson Three Swim with your Body: Use weight shifts, instead of fatigue-prone arms and legs to spear your body through the water.
Lesson Four Perpetual Motion Propulsion: Connect powerful, effortless hip drive to your stroke and kick for maximal speed with minimal fatigue.
Lesson Five Relax you Recovery: Use a compact, relaxed recovery to channel energy and power where they do the most good.
Lesson Six Seamless Breathing: Breathing skills that get your muscles the oxygen they need and make your stroke more powerful and effective.
Lesson Seven Turns that Save Energy and Time: All the details for the easy and airy open turn, and a flip turn that s faster and easier than ever.
Lesson Eight The Secrets of Speed: The fool-proof way to convert an efficient stroke into more speed.
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