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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Dave,
I have done that as well. One other thing I do that seems to help is I will swim 25 yards and try to be as efficient with my stroke as I can (typically 12 - 14 strokes) and then I will do a flip turn. After the flip turn I will go back to the wall I just flipped from and start a new 25.
This seems to help in a couple different ways. For one, swimming with an efficient stroke just seems easier for me when doing a full 25 than starting my stroke from 10 or 15 yards out. Another is that I have heard you are supposed to accelerate into the turn and I just find that easier to do when swimming the full 25. And finally, as you mentioned, you get a chance to practice the timing over and over again and you will get a sense of where you need to start your flip turn.
I am still working on getting my flip turns down so I am dealing with a lot of the same stuff you are. This is what seems to be working for me right now.
Dave,
I have done that as well. One other thing I do that seems to help is I will swim 25 yards and try to be as efficient with my stroke as I can (typically 12 - 14 strokes) and then I will do a flip turn. After the flip turn I will go back to the wall I just flipped from and start a new 25.
This seems to help in a couple different ways. For one, swimming with an efficient stroke just seems easier for me when doing a full 25 than starting my stroke from 10 or 15 yards out. Another is that I have heard you are supposed to accelerate into the turn and I just find that easier to do when swimming the full 25. And finally, as you mentioned, you get a chance to practice the timing over and over again and you will get a sense of where you need to start your flip turn.
I am still working on getting my flip turns down so I am dealing with a lot of the same stuff you are. This is what seems to be working for me right now.
