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
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Paul, your comments have been very helpful. I'm really starting from square 1 on my turns.
Last night the work out I swam had a very good set to work on my turns. It was:
12 X 100 first and last 25 were hard with a 50 EZ in between
The first 25 was perfect for practicing maintaining speed into the turn, and then take my time with the "slow cork screw" out of the turn.
The last 25, I could take my time setting up the turn and work on a good streamline off the wall with a good break out.
Donna,
The problem I have when I twist as I flip so that I am already on my side when I push is that I never seem to come off the wall straight or be in a good position to push off when I am sprinting.
I can feel the difference when I push off directly on my back. Its easier to get into a steamlined position by the time I push. Its the process of getting to my stomach after the push that I am struggling with. And it seems like it takes too long underwater before I start to swim.
Its been hard and frustrating. :frustrated:
Kevin
Paul, your comments have been very helpful. I'm really starting from square 1 on my turns.
Last night the work out I swam had a very good set to work on my turns. It was:
12 X 100 first and last 25 were hard with a 50 EZ in between
The first 25 was perfect for practicing maintaining speed into the turn, and then take my time with the "slow cork screw" out of the turn.
The last 25, I could take my time setting up the turn and work on a good streamline off the wall with a good break out.
Donna,
The problem I have when I twist as I flip so that I am already on my side when I push is that I never seem to come off the wall straight or be in a good position to push off when I am sprinting.
I can feel the difference when I push off directly on my back. Its easier to get into a steamlined position by the time I push. Its the process of getting to my stomach after the push that I am struggling with. And it seems like it takes too long underwater before I start to swim.
Its been hard and frustrating. :frustrated:
Kevin
