I am still new to swimming, so as practicing at the local pool I noticed that people do turns in freestyle differently.Some do a turn when you kinda do the somersault and some just sort of dive in and then just flip over on their side and then push off the wall.Obviously I cannot do either right now so I was wondering which one is the best to do and what is the exact way to do it.
Thanks.
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There's another thread about flip turns in here somewhere. (I can't find it.) It even has a link to a video. Good stuff.
My preference is to flip so that when my feet hit the wall, I'm completely on my back. I do a 90 degree rotate as I glide after the push so that I'm on my side when I break the surface and start my first stroke.
And as you flip, resist the urge to put your hands out to the side and twirl them to help your rotation. Instead, before you flip you should have both your hands at your side. (Therefore, if you can picture it, your hands are pointing back to the opposite end of the pool.) Do a dolphin kick to start the flip, and as you flip keep your hands pointed at the opposite end of the pool. With some practice you will even get some thrust from your hands as you do this. The advantage to this (over putting your arms out to the side) is that when you hit the wall you will not have to take the extra effort or time to get your hands pointed back to the opposite end of the pool. (You need to have them there for a streamlined push off.)
There's another thread about flip turns in here somewhere. (I can't find it.) It even has a link to a video. Good stuff.
My preference is to flip so that when my feet hit the wall, I'm completely on my back. I do a 90 degree rotate as I glide after the push so that I'm on my side when I break the surface and start my first stroke.
And as you flip, resist the urge to put your hands out to the side and twirl them to help your rotation. Instead, before you flip you should have both your hands at your side. (Therefore, if you can picture it, your hands are pointing back to the opposite end of the pool.) Do a dolphin kick to start the flip, and as you flip keep your hands pointed at the opposite end of the pool. With some practice you will even get some thrust from your hands as you do this. The advantage to this (over putting your arms out to the side) is that when you hit the wall you will not have to take the extra effort or time to get your hands pointed back to the opposite end of the pool. (You need to have them there for a streamlined push off.)
