Freestyle: Made Easy
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Movie Reviews of Freestyle: Made Easy
Movie Review: Excellent swimming instruction
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the DVD for my son, now 13, who the total opposite of "a fish in water". When he swims, he looks like a handicapped child in the middle of a seizure -- no kidding.
He watched the video very intently and we are ready to try out the first few drills. The steps are broken down into very small actions all building towards the goal of gliding almost effortlessly through the water. Even if my son only masters PART of what the DVD teaches, he will be miles ahead of where he is now.
The videos are clear and to the point. The swimmers are not all perfect in their technique. This is actually a good thing because they are making common errors -- the same ones most people will make. The voice over describes the mistake and what the swimmer should do to correct it.
In high school, I was on the swim team. Watching the videos, *I* quickly learned a few things that would definitely improve my technique.
In all, I recommend the DVD to anyone who wants to learn to swim as well as experienced swimmers who want to improve their technique.
Movie Review: Apply this and you'll definitely swim faster & further
Summary: 5 Stars
Awesome DVD (and pdf booklet on the DVD also) which gives great stepwise instruction to help you swim faster and further using less energy than before.
I was swimming about 20-21 strokes per length (25m) before this and hadn't really improved in my swim squad over the last 2-3 years. Within 2 weeks of practicing only the first 4 drills (of 12 or 14) on this DVD I'm now down to 16-17 strokes per length.
Just have to keep applying the techniques on here and I stay at that stroke rate and am less tired and going faster than before. If I regress to my old style my stroke rate per length increases and I'm less efficient.
This DVD is fantastic and helps you swim smarter rather than just bashing out more lengths trying to get faster by getting bigger muscles!!
Get if you want to improve!
Movie Review: Great for those of us Visual People!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very pleased with the Freestyle DVD. I purchased a book by the same author titled Total Immersion Swimming: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier. I found the book contained a plethora of great information, however, I am very visual and when I bought the DVD it opened my eyes to all that the book was saying. I began swimming in February 2008. By performing the drills in the book and swimming 5 days a week I was able to swim 500 yards in 11 minutes and 30 seconds in a race on May 18 2008. Right after that race I purchased the Freestyle DVD and by the next race on June 8 2008 I decreased my 500 yd pace to 10 minutes 30 seconds. With practice I have since decreased my pace to 10 minutes and plan to continue to practice the total immersion method to swim an 8 minute 500 yd race by next May. Thank you Terry!Movie Review: From non-swimmer to triathlete-swimmer
Summary: 5 Stars
I took 8 half-hour swim lessons at my local gym, which got me started with a rudimentary arm stroke and leg kick. I then bought the Freestyle Made Easy DVD and the book, and 3 months later managed a 1.5k triathlon swim - I was pretty slow! But a few months ago, I did another one and I did an average speed. This DVD is so clear and helpful and easy to follow. The filming of the drills is so good that it is not difficult to emulate it when you do your own practices. I watch it time after time, and regularly do the drills, and I now feel so relaxed in the water, I could swim forever. If it got me swimming without huffing, puffing and panting, it can help anyone
Alison
Alison J. Macmillan
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Movie Review: Taught myself to REALLY swim, indefinitely, wow!
Summary: 5 Stars
I followed each lesson exactly and took my time to really master them, even if it took a week and several pool sessions, and no matter how silly or rudimentary it seemed, and all by myself at the gym's 3.5ft deep pool. And the result after 1-2 months... amazing! Within months I did my first 1 mile ocean swim, when I was dying to swim only 50 yards (1 pool lap). I can really swim forever now with the proper technique of breathing, relaxation and efficiency taught in the video. I wish my friends and family had the patience to do it too, because they unsafely struggle so much to swim just 25 yards. End the mystery of swimming well.