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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Originally posted by LindsayNB
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?
You are not required to use any kind of arm pull to initiate your turn. And it is certainly possible to initiate it with both arms at your sides. But an arm pull will add additional angular momentum, causing you to flip faster.
What I do is to synchronize my final arm stroke with the initiation of my turn. So I sweep my arm under my body while at the same time tucking my head forcefully against my chest and drawing my legs into a sort of a squat (therby reducing my moment of inertia). When my arm reaches my hip, I turn the palms of both of my hands forward and grab onto the water, using it to help pull me the rest of the way over. I end up with my feet against the wall and my fingertips in line with the top of my head, ready to snap into a streamline.
Bob
Originally posted by LindsayNB
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?
You are not required to use any kind of arm pull to initiate your turn. And it is certainly possible to initiate it with both arms at your sides. But an arm pull will add additional angular momentum, causing you to flip faster.
What I do is to synchronize my final arm stroke with the initiation of my turn. So I sweep my arm under my body while at the same time tucking my head forcefully against my chest and drawing my legs into a sort of a squat (therby reducing my moment of inertia). When my arm reaches my hip, I turn the palms of both of my hands forward and grab onto the water, using it to help pull me the rest of the way over. I end up with my feet against the wall and my fingertips in line with the top of my head, ready to snap into a streamline.
Bob
