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 think it is more preference and comfort, especially in practice. One thing to note though, is that if you pull with your bottom arm off your streamline you get a whole lot more roll than just what you create from your core/momentum. This might tip the scales in favor of having the dominant arm down, because that would allow you to push off more on your back. It likely isn't that big of a difference, so you might as well just stick wtih what you are doing.
I think it is more preference and comfort, especially in practice. One thing to note though, is that if you pull with your bottom arm off your streamline you get a whole lot more roll than just what you create from your core/momentum. This might tip the scales in favor of having the dominant arm down, because that would allow you to push off more on your back. It likely isn't that big of a difference, so you might as well just stick wtih what you are doing.
