I'm always under the touch pad and don't get my splits

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?
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  • there's your problem I am ignoring it in practice perfect it in practice you've got a sloppy habit that's costing you you go deeper by controlling the depth of your upper body on turns watch what michael phelps does in the Olympic Trials unde water footage he slightly under rotates his upper body which allows him a deeper trajectory for his push off so he pushes off into still water instead of water moving the opposite direction he's headed Does this reaveal a crummy turn? YES I guess I am not tucking enough. I will work on it. It is a real problem for me. I am ignoring it in practice and then at meets I screw it all up. I guess I don't mind a deeper turn in practice because I can push off and get under the incoming wave. Maybe this is costing me some time. My LCM 50 is 30.26 and my SCM 50 is 29.78. Does this reaveal a crummy turn?
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  • there's your problem I am ignoring it in practice perfect it in practice you've got a sloppy habit that's costing you you go deeper by controlling the depth of your upper body on turns watch what michael phelps does in the Olympic Trials unde water footage he slightly under rotates his upper body which allows him a deeper trajectory for his push off so he pushes off into still water instead of water moving the opposite direction he's headed Does this reaveal a crummy turn? YES I guess I am not tucking enough. I will work on it. It is a real problem for me. I am ignoring it in practice and then at meets I screw it all up. I guess I don't mind a deeper turn in practice because I can push off and get under the incoming wave. Maybe this is costing me some time. My LCM 50 is 30.26 and my SCM 50 is 29.78. Does this reaveal a crummy turn?
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