I will never race in a pool. If I race at all, it will be in open water.
I can do flip turns, but I don't think they are very good. When I do them, my head is directly under the backstroke flags when I take my first breath. With open turns, my head is about a length beyond the flags.
When I do flip turns, I notice a lot more cardio stress. I don't really recover until about half a length.
Is there a training benefit to doing flip turns in practice that will help me in open water? Does that second or two of holding my breath help me at all in terms of conditioning?
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I flip turn just because it's a fun challange for me to do it smoothly - it also keeps me in the zone when I'm going for distance. Most of the people who lap with me do not flip and I've yet to meet a triathelete who does.
I flip turn just because it's a fun challange for me to do it smoothly - it also keeps me in the zone when I'm going for distance. Most of the people who lap with me do not flip and I've yet to meet a triathelete who does.
