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 Draconis
On no LindsayNB. We are talking about initiating the turn. True, normally people would complete their last stroke with one arm and then flip. But I've seen (refer to my previous post) people who, on their last to second last stroke, recover one arm, but instead of pulling it back then turn, they leave it in front and recover the second arm as well, then do a butterfly-like pull to get their arms beside their body and turn. I'm asking which one everyone prefers to do? The latter (the double arm pull) seems to get you more speed to turn, making you turn slightly faster (my observation), but of course, as Bob McAdams has pointed out, effectively slows down your speed near the turn.
When I watch people do this,it looks so undnatural. I'm not really sure that they get that much extr force either.
Originally posted by Draconis
On no LindsayNB. We are talking about initiating the turn. True, normally people would complete their last stroke with one arm and then flip. But I've seen (refer to my previous post) people who, on their last to second last stroke, recover one arm, but instead of pulling it back then turn, they leave it in front and recover the second arm as well, then do a butterfly-like pull to get their arms beside their body and turn. I'm asking which one everyone prefers to do? The latter (the double arm pull) seems to get you more speed to turn, making you turn slightly faster (my observation), but of course, as Bob McAdams has pointed out, effectively slows down your speed near the turn.
When I watch people do this,it looks so undnatural. I'm not really sure that they get that much extr force either.
