I would do a poll but don't know how.
My pool does not circle swim. I have my own lane. When I learned to flip turn I roll to the right i.e. when I roll I will be looking left when I break out. When I occasionally circle swim, I find this to be aqward and have difficulty heading to the right side of the lane on pushoff.
My question is, do coaches prefer teaching one over the other?
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I taught flip-turns for years and told swimmers after they flip just be sure your hands point in the direction you want to go (streamlined) and the feet should be at 45 degrees. Now I tell them to get off on their back and as they streamline, use the optimum free or dolphin kicks (which ever is faster) and then turn to the stomachs. We time our turns to see what kind of turn is faster, to stay as objective as possible. The turn that produces the best time is always a little different then everyone elses.
I taught flip-turns for years and told swimmers after they flip just be sure your hands point in the direction you want to go (streamlined) and the feet should be at 45 degrees. Now I tell them to get off on their back and as they streamline, use the optimum free or dolphin kicks (which ever is faster) and then turn to the stomachs. We time our turns to see what kind of turn is faster, to stay as objective as possible. The turn that produces the best time is always a little different then everyone elses.
