Freestyle: Made Easy
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Movie Reviews of Freestyle: Made Easy
Movie Review: Good Supplement to Total Immersion Book
Summary: 4 Stars
The book (Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier) and DVD aren't completely aligned, but do supplement each other well. Actually, I probably wouldn't recommend the DVD without the book.
There are two extremes of swimmers that would likely be interested in this swim method: complete beginners looking to start swimming and experienced swimmers looking to examine this method. Like most, I was somewhere in the middle (after being told by a swim coach that I looked like I was being electrocuted in the water, I thought that this relaxed style of swimming would be a good remedy).
Beginners will instantly see the value; it starts at the very beginning with active floating. Experienced swimmers will need to be prepared to start at the very beginning as well, as Terry Laughlin (correctly) sees a need to break down established patterns of movement in order to build new muscle memory.
My freestyle has become significantly more relaxed. Of course, I still have a long way to go to becoming a proficient distance swimmer (practice, practice, practice), but this video has helped eliminate a lot of bad habits so that the practice is actually beneficial.
One criticism (aside from the somewhat cheesy production): proper flutter kick is nearly ignored. Although it's not the primary source of propulsion for efficient swimmers (e.g., Terry only kicks once per stroke), it's still a significant supplement when wanting to swim fast. It would have been nice to see it addressed more in the video.
Movie Review: Not to be used alone
Summary: 4 Stars
1. This DVD supplements the Total Immersion book. If you watch it without reading the book, it might not be as effective.
2. If you do have the book, you may find out that some drills in this DVD are different from those in the book. I don't know which is "better" or more recent --- I mainly stick to the book.
3. The DVD does clarify/reinforce the drills in the book. I read the book and watch the DVD before and after going to the pool.
Overall, the video does not have the professional feeling and needs improvement in many aspects, but you can still learn a lot from it.
Movie Review: Good Content - Bad First Impression
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading the TI book and not getting too far, I thought that I'd try the video so I could actually see how the drills should be done. When I unpacked the video I was fairly shocked to see that my not-very-cheap DVD came in an el-cheapo paper slip cover. After loading the DVD I was equally surprised by the cheesy music and videography.
Overall, I think that the content of the video was excellent, but I definitely expected a higher quality production based on the relatively high price tag.
Movie Review: great DVD, great instruction, but I'm grumpy
Summary: 4 Stars
First, yes, I echo what the other positive reviews have said. Music is cheesy, production is cheap-ish, examples are very clear and immediately useful, provides the clarity that the Total Immersion book doesn't.
But really, I should not have had to get 1/3 of the way through the book before finding that I needed a $40 DVD (or, alternatively, a $500 weekend seminar) to really make use of its techniques. C'mon guys, raise the price of the book by $5 or whatever and include the DVD with it!
Movie Review: HELPFUL SWIMMING VIDEO
Summary: 4 Stars
I read the book first and felt like I needed to see the drills demonstrated in action. The video makes a good complement to the book. I feel that you need both to benefit from the system. I think that my swimming has become more effortless as a result of the system, and hope that my speed will pick up with practice. I am recommending the Total Immersion system to my friends that are also beginning triathletes.