It's amazing how easy we can develop very bad technique. I often see people swim with horrible technique that just makes me cringe. Never thought I'd have issues controlling my own body but last night i did.
I was doing my first 400 yards a couple of days ago with ease, but as i was swimming my flip turns gradually became worse to a point where i was rolling sideways rather then a straight flip turn into a push. No biggie, i figured i was just tired.
So last night i go into the pool and started with an easy 50. To my surprise, i was notable to do a proper flip Turn to save my life! My hands and body kept turning sideways as i was doing the flip. I was shocked. It took the following 30 minutes to get back to where i was 2 months ago, just flipping properly (facing up) from a stand still.
What is wrong? what did i do wrong? Does these things ever happen to you? I was shocked that a single swim imprinted such bad technique in my mind and on my body. I was so depressed last night, i didn't even swim. If a single workout damaged my turns so much, how hard hard is it to correct improper swimming technique?
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Dorianblade, don't you dare give up on problem areas with swimming; I've had so many problems all through the years, that I always could pick and choose what to work on; I was never without working on Something!!
When I freestyle flip, I flip directly over, arms & hands at my side, but I place my feet and lower legs on the wall toward the end of that flip at a side angle so when I am fully flipped, I am on my side ready to push off.
You have made a lot of progress; just blow it off and keep working on it. Some full somersaults in the pool might help; I used to do this all the time perfecting my flip with arms at my sides.
donna
Dorianblade, don't you dare give up on problem areas with swimming; I've had so many problems all through the years, that I always could pick and choose what to work on; I was never without working on Something!!
When I freestyle flip, I flip directly over, arms & hands at my side, but I place my feet and lower legs on the wall toward the end of that flip at a side angle so when I am fully flipped, I am on my side ready to push off.
You have made a lot of progress; just blow it off and keep working on it. Some full somersaults in the pool might help; I used to do this all the time perfecting my flip with arms at my sides.
donna
