What makes (according to the EvilSmith) 'a rockin' fast' flip turn? What's the focal point? Making your body as small as possilbe? (Knees to the chest). Or is it timing? Getting that distance from the wall just right so that you can launch off with maximum power. Where is the power coming from? Do you have to have abs of steel and legs like tree trunks?
I seem to be missing something on my turns, or else I am physically disadvantaged. Officially my SCM 50 and 100 free are slower than my LCM efforts. I think I must be the only person on this planet who can boast this.
To the good flip-turners out there: what is the most important thing to consider when executing a fast flip turn?
Disclaimer: the fastest flip-turners are short-course sprinters. I'm not one of those.
In high school I started getting better than most other people at turns. I did this in practice by lining up next to a teammate going into the turn and making sure I came out ahead. I would do this over and over - just focusing on the result and making it happen. No special formula for me, I just exerted my muscles, flipping and pushing off as fast as I could. I figured that most other swimmers weren't doing this in practice. Eventually it became a weapon that I could deploy whenever needed. I've won some races by executing faster turns when I needed to.
Disclaimer: the fastest flip-turners are short-course sprinters. I'm not one of those.
In high school I started getting better than most other people at turns. I did this in practice by lining up next to a teammate going into the turn and making sure I came out ahead. I would do this over and over - just focusing on the result and making it happen. No special formula for me, I just exerted my muscles, flipping and pushing off as fast as I could. I figured that most other swimmers weren't doing this in practice. Eventually it became a weapon that I could deploy whenever needed. I've won some races by executing faster turns when I needed to.
