tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35127774.post5303833746421393297..comments2023-06-29T02:37:27.626-07:00Comments on Once More Unto the Breach!: More Griping About Outdoor PoolsScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08382394444040541428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35127774.post-46131840207259073792007-06-02T09:29:00.000-07:002007-06-02T09:29:00.000-07:00I have actually started to do that in practice (so...I have actually started to do that in practice (sorry about my wanderings and a very big thanks for avoiding me). Since it requires my head to be held in an awkward/incorrect position, and because I haven't yet acquired the spatial sense of translating my position vis-a-vis the rope to how straight I'm going, this will take some time. Be prepared for some more scares in the next couple of weeks. My profuse apologies in advance.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382394444040541428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35127774.post-41458375067411337282007-06-01T11:02:00.000-07:002007-06-01T11:02:00.000-07:00Scott, I hope you get your directional challenges ...Scott, I hope you get your directional challenges solved soon. You just about killed me a couple of times on Wednesday. Thank God I saw you at the last second and dove deep to avoid your fast moving, lanky frame.<BR/><BR/>I'm not much of a backstroker but I do have a strategy for staying straight in an outdoor pool. I turn my head slightly so I can see the lane rope in my peripheral vision. Then I try to maintain an even gap between me and the rope.<BR/><BR/>As for the clock problem, do what I do. Wear a Timex Ironman watch while you swim and use that as your clock.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602182138078986641noreply@blogger.com