Ok I have been practicing my flip turns again. I am not too good at it I end up going sideways coming off the wall. I need to get a nose plug too because I cant get the hang of breathing out on the turn and water pours in my nose. Any flip turn tips..
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I always went off to the side too until one day when I was practicing. I was thinking about what my coach had said when she was breaking it down into steps. When you plant your feet on the wall you should be able to see the ceiling (indoor pool) through the surface of the water. That is when I realized I wasn't seeing the ceiling. Why? Because I was closing my eyes... natural when you are going headlong into a wall.
Your body gets a lot of feedback about where it is in 'space' from info coming through the eyes and ears. If you close off one sense you aren't getting all of the feed back you can. Once I made myself keep my eyes openned I started going over straight. Then my body learned how it felt to go over straight.
Lainey
I always went off to the side too until one day when I was practicing. I was thinking about what my coach had said when she was breaking it down into steps. When you plant your feet on the wall you should be able to see the ceiling (indoor pool) through the surface of the water. That is when I realized I wasn't seeing the ceiling. Why? Because I was closing my eyes... natural when you are going headlong into a wall.
Your body gets a lot of feedback about where it is in 'space' from info coming through the eyes and ears. If you close off one sense you aren't getting all of the feed back you can. Once I made myself keep my eyes openned I started going over straight. Then my body learned how it felt to go over straight.
Lainey
