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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Sometimes the best way to learn is by watching others, and holding that image in your head while giving it a go yourself.
In response to Shaky's request here's a couple of clips that I've had in the media library....
The first one is Gary Hall racing against Alexander Popov.
(www.donalfagan.com/CrawlTurn-Hall_Popov.mpg)
And if you were at all interseting in seeing the backstroke flip, this one is of Lenny Krayzelburg....
(www.donalfagan.com/BackTurn-Theloke_Krayzelburg100mSemiSydney2000.mpg)
Sometimes the best way to learn is by watching others, and holding that image in your head while giving it a go yourself.
In response to Shaky's request here's a couple of clips that I've had in the media library....
The first one is Gary Hall racing against Alexander Popov.
(www.donalfagan.com/CrawlTurn-Hall_Popov.mpg)
And if you were at all interseting in seeing the backstroke flip, this one is of Lenny Krayzelburg....
(www.donalfagan.com/BackTurn-Theloke_Krayzelburg100mSemiSydney2000.mpg)
