Lately I have been really working hard to improve my turns and I have a few questions about a fast sprint freestyle turn.
1. On the push off you to initiate the rotation onto your belly with your feet or by pushing off straight and twisting your upper body?
2. Does it matter what side you rotate to? For example if you are right handed rotate to your left?
3. Where should your arms be for the best streamline. Covering the ears or slightly behind?
4. How deep should you be when you push off? The center of the "+" on the wall?
5. How do you roll to get a deeper push off?
Thanks for any help or advice given.
KEvin
In my opinion and I repeat my opinion, when you push off the wall your body should be at about a 90 degree angle but the feet should be placed on the wall at 45 degrees. I do not agree with trying to push off on your back as this causes too much torque to get back around to the front and results in loss of momentum. Most people will, if you breathe to the right, turn to the left. The other major item is hand positioning. They should catch the water by turning the palms up and raising the arms up over and slightly in back of the head. Don't allow them to go out to the side. Keep them in line with the shoulders, over the head and then simply extend forward for the pushoff and streamline.
In my opinion and I repeat my opinion, when you push off the wall your body should be at about a 90 degree angle but the feet should be placed on the wall at 45 degrees. I do not agree with trying to push off on your back as this causes too much torque to get back around to the front and results in loss of momentum. Most people will, if you breathe to the right, turn to the left. The other major item is hand positioning. They should catch the water by turning the palms up and raising the arms up over and slightly in back of the head. Don't allow them to go out to the side. Keep them in line with the shoulders, over the head and then simply extend forward for the pushoff and streamline.
