Do you guys use a one arm pull to initiate a tumble turn at the wall or a two arm pull?
What are the advantages or disadvantages of each?
Which one is faster?
Thanks a lot.
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I thought a flip turn was initiated with both arms at your side rather than in front. So you pull with one arm, keep it at your side while you pull with the other and with both arms pointing backward you flip leaving both arms pointing in the new forward direction. No?
Originally posted by Bob McAdams
I use a one-arm pull for a very simple reason: When you're swimming freestyle or backstroke, you normally have one arm in front of you. So in order to do a two-arm pull, you'd have to recover the other arm while leaving your leading arm in front of you, which means that you are effectively pausing in your stroke and just gliding into the wall. But if you use a one-arm pull, you don't need a pause - every time you finish a stroke, you're in the proper position to initiate your turning pull.
Bob
I thought a flip turn was initiated with both arms at your side rather than in front. So you pull with one arm, keep it at your side while you pull with the other and with both arms pointing backward you flip leaving both arms pointing in the new forward direction. No?
Originally posted by Bob McAdams
I use a one-arm pull for a very simple reason: When you're swimming freestyle or backstroke, you normally have one arm in front of you. So in order to do a two-arm pull, you'd have to recover the other arm while leaving your leading arm in front of you, which means that you are effectively pausing in your stroke and just gliding into the wall. But if you use a one-arm pull, you don't need a pause - every time you finish a stroke, you're in the proper position to initiate your turning pull.
Bob
