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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The breakout is your first stroke after a start or turn. When you "break" the surface of the water.
That makes sense. I could figure out in the article why the swimmer had her arms by her side during the *** Stroke. The streamline phase must be with hands down not leading.
The breakout is your first stroke after a start or turn. When you "break" the surface of the water.
That makes sense. I could figure out in the article why the swimmer had her arms by her side during the *** Stroke. The streamline phase must be with hands down not leading.
