I am wondering if there are ways you can get hurt doing flip turns. I have done them (slowly) and I am carefull not to hit my legs on the pool edge. I will say they are not (underlined) as easy to do as many swimmers make it look! Especially if you are coming into the wall at any speed!
I can understand world class swimmers getting every edge but other then show offing ..do lap swimmers really need to do this?
Tips on flips Please ?
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Open Turns? Do You mean going to the wall and just turning and coming back? Also How do you keep water from your nose when flipping? Breathing out thru the nose? I can flip if I am in deep water and not too much speed now but had to get a nose pinch. I could answer my own question about is it really needed by saying that I have been swimming laps for 20 plus years and just "Do my Own Thing" but was intrested in any value there may be in the flip turn from others. It is fun to do them in a way and in time I am sure I will improve. I would add to others that may see this thread and want to start these flip turns to take them easy and build up the speed with practice. I will take the tip to look at the swimmers underwater to see how they do these turns.
Open Turns? Do You mean going to the wall and just turning and coming back? Also How do you keep water from your nose when flipping? Breathing out thru the nose? I can flip if I am in deep water and not too much speed now but had to get a nose pinch. I could answer my own question about is it really needed by saying that I have been swimming laps for 20 plus years and just "Do my Own Thing" but was intrested in any value there may be in the flip turn from others. It is fun to do them in a way and in time I am sure I will improve. I would add to others that may see this thread and want to start these flip turns to take them easy and build up the speed with practice. I will take the tip to look at the swimmers underwater to see how they do these turns.
