Hi,
I just read Doug Strong's awesome story from LC Nationals. He had mentioned a previous DQ in the meet for something he thought was very questionable. That reminds me...
Does anyone else think the latest backstroke rule is a little silly? I'm talking about the one where one glides into the wall "too long" on their stomach for the turn. To me, as I mentioned, it just seems silly. (1) I believe the rule says that you must have continuous forward motion into the turn. If you are gliding in, which by the way is not faster, then you are moving forward. I've yet to see one stop completely! And (2) there is definitely no advantage to gliding in for that "moment too long" that is the decision of the official.
I have a feeling that this rule will go by the way of some other rules and be gone in the next few years.
Just some thoughts, and a question :)
Karen
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I'm under the impression from judges I talked with that if both hands are at your side before you tuck your head to start your change of direction (your flip), you are gliding and will get DQ'ed. Yesterday, I tried to do some turns where I'm bringing my hands together as I'm also tucking my head. It seemed almost impossible. Generally, my hands are at my hips right after I turn. Then I tuck my head & flip.
When I looked at tapes of Aaron Peirsol from the scm in Indy, it looks like he is gliding. His body, hands, nor head are moving. That seems to me to be illegal? I wonder if maybe he is simply to far from the wall? If you are close to the wall when you roll onto your stomach, you have less space & mayube you aren't going to glide.
I'm under the impression from judges I talked with that if both hands are at your side before you tuck your head to start your change of direction (your flip), you are gliding and will get DQ'ed. Yesterday, I tried to do some turns where I'm bringing my hands together as I'm also tucking my head. It seemed almost impossible. Generally, my hands are at my hips right after I turn. Then I tuck my head & flip.
When I looked at tapes of Aaron Peirsol from the scm in Indy, it looks like he is gliding. His body, hands, nor head are moving. That seems to me to be illegal? I wonder if maybe he is simply to far from the wall? If you are close to the wall when you roll onto your stomach, you have less space & mayube you aren't going to glide.
