Does anyone have this problem?
I need to make a super effort to get a foot on the pad. I'm usually under it. If I adjust to touch it, I am not pushing off at the right angle. I just have a deeper turn than most.
I guess I need to try and fix this because getting splits is important.
Any thoughts?
When you flip your body's on the surface, so if done correctly there's no way your feet should hit the pad more than 24" below the surface. I would guess most people's feet hits the pads somewhere around a foot or so underwater. Paul may be correct, your turn technique might be causing your body to sink as you flip. Are your legs totally out of the water when they do the somersault, or are they partially submerged? They should be out of the water. As someone else said, when you push off, you should aim slightly downward, otherwise you'll be a little shallow.
Here's a video of Ian Thorpe's turn. You can see his feet hit pretty much right in the center of the pad: youtube.com/watch
When you flip your body's on the surface, so if done correctly there's no way your feet should hit the pad more than 24" below the surface. I would guess most people's feet hits the pads somewhere around a foot or so underwater. Paul may be correct, your turn technique might be causing your body to sink as you flip. Are your legs totally out of the water when they do the somersault, or are they partially submerged? They should be out of the water. As someone else said, when you push off, you should aim slightly downward, otherwise you'll be a little shallow.
Here's a video of Ian Thorpe's turn. You can see his feet hit pretty much right in the center of the pad: youtube.com/watch
