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'm one of those disgusting people that flip turns come naturally to. I think it's my years (a while back now) when I did 'spacial' (not special! having to do with spacial relationships) things like gymnastics and figure skating.
I hear every pool is different on determining where to start your turn. I generally wait until I have crossed the "T" do one stroke, then flip. I learned to put both arms out in front of me once I flip and that sets me up for whatever arm motions are required of whatever stroke I am doing.
I wear an ear plug in my left ear because when I do the half turn after the flip, my ear is up and water tends to go in and that's never good.
-Marian
I'm one of those disgusting people that flip turns come naturally to. I think it's my years (a while back now) when I did 'spacial' (not special! having to do with spacial relationships) things like gymnastics and figure skating.
I hear every pool is different on determining where to start your turn. I generally wait until I have crossed the "T" do one stroke, then flip. I learned to put both arms out in front of me once I flip and that sets me up for whatever arm motions are required of whatever stroke I am doing.
I wear an ear plug in my left ear because when I do the half turn after the flip, my ear is up and water tends to go in and that's never good.
-Marian
