"By entering the hand close to the head and extending it under water...".I like that description solarberg,because that is the first step to TI,IMO.I can see why you would say it is more tiring,because it is pushing against the water instead of pulling.But I think it is more then offset by three factors.#1As you push forward you are throwing your arm,shoulder,hip and leg in one smooth motion that has incredible power(watch a great boxer,like Suger Ray Leonard,that's how he punches).#2 As you throw your whole body into the stroke you turn your shoulders to 90 DEGREES,in other words,perpendictular to the bottom of the pool and then you glide.As you are gliding you are in are FAR AND AWAY more aero postion then most"catch and pull" theories state(often 30 degrees).Since water is 100's of time thicker then air,aero postioning has a FAR GREATER effect in water then it does it does in air.#3As you finish your glide,you pull STRAIGHT DOWN ,not off the the side as many catch and pull theories state and NO s-curve IMO.
In my opinion many people find this technique slow for 2 reasons.#1Most people(including me,lol)cannot understand what Terry is REALLY saying!The above is MY interpretation and Terry might say I am totally wrong.If he does I hope he gets on here and explains himself,lol.It took me a long time to develope the above theory and would love to hear what others say about it.#2 The whole key to this techniqe is PERFECT timing.Your"push,turn and glide"have to be SPOT ON or you sink.You have to practice A LOT to get it.Then you have to speed it up.Swinging your arms faster like catch and pull does not work.Most people never even get past step 1.
Anyhow love to hear what people have to say.I stumbled on this thread by Googling"Total Immersion Debate".This is the first site that came up.
In my opinion many people find this technique slow for 2 reasons.#1Most people(including me,lol)cannot understand what Terry is REALLY saying!The above is MY interpretation and Terry might say I am totally wrong.If he does I hope he gets on here and explains himself,lol.It took me a long time to develope the above theory and would love to hear what others say about it.#2 The whole key to this techniqe is PERFECT timing.Your"push,turn and glide"have to be SPOT ON or you sink.You have to practice A LOT to get it.Then you have to speed it up.Swinging your arms faster like catch and pull does not work.Most people never even get past step 1.
Anyhow love to hear what people have to say.I stumbled on this thread by Googling"Total Immersion Debate".This is the first site that came up.