Are flip turns all that fast when you consider how much oxygen they take up??.I have found that I am more able to swim at a regular tempo by doing "open" turns, than trying to do flip turns, which always put me out of my regular breathing pattern.:(
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I learned flip turns in one day (please don't hate me) I guess it has to do with the fact that I used to be a gymnast so I have good spacial relationships with things. Knowing where to initiate the flip turn is the key, I think. I used to freak out about doing them in the shallow end, but if you roll yourself into a tight ball, you can clear the bottom.
I think they definitely do save time, and plus you get this big thrust off the wall. For me, they are the reward at the end of a lap too - makes me feel like a water mermaid princess, thin, graceful girl for a moment....
I do experience water going into my left ear when I do my barrel roll but wearing an ear plug in that ear remedies this.
I learned flip turns in one day (please don't hate me) I guess it has to do with the fact that I used to be a gymnast so I have good spacial relationships with things. Knowing where to initiate the flip turn is the key, I think. I used to freak out about doing them in the shallow end, but if you roll yourself into a tight ball, you can clear the bottom.
I think they definitely do save time, and plus you get this big thrust off the wall. For me, they are the reward at the end of a lap too - makes me feel like a water mermaid princess, thin, graceful girl for a moment....
I do experience water going into my left ear when I do my barrel roll but wearing an ear plug in that ear remedies this.
