Recently I've forced myself to do flip turns in practice, hoping I'll get better/faster at them. My question is about hand position. Many years ago I'd use my hands to scull and help flip me over. Now, however, after some experimentation, I'm just using my torso and a dolphin kick to turn myself over. My hands stay in front of me the whole time as far as I can tell. This seems to put them in a streamlined position faster so I'm ready to push off faster. Back to the question part: Is/does this sound right? It feels faster, but I don't know if I'm missing something. Any help/suggestions is/are appreciated. Thanks.:wiggle:
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Your hands should be down at your hips when you initialize the flip. Ideally they really shouldn't move much from that position so that when you complete the flip they are out in front of your shoulders ready to be in a tight streamlined position when your feet push off the wall.
I second that and add that I also use a bit of a dolphin kick to initiate the turn.
Your hands should be down at your hips when you initialize the flip. Ideally they really shouldn't move much from that position so that when you complete the flip they are out in front of your shoulders ready to be in a tight streamlined position when your feet push off the wall.
I second that and add that I also use a bit of a dolphin kick to initiate the turn.
