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?
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The freestyle turn -
An effective turn means you've managed to transfer the momentum from the previous length in and off the wall. The streamline is critical, try to stay under the wave before breaking the surface. Tight at the core, line up your head and torso at 45 degrees to the wall as you approach the turn, this will help with the transfer of weight and hopefully your legs will spin faster. As soon as you've reached the "tipping point" try to have your hands above your head before your legs land and "spring" off the wall.
Training tools like vertical jumps are useful, train yourself to land and spring in a single fluid motion.
The freestyle turn -
An effective turn means you've managed to transfer the momentum from the previous length in and off the wall. The streamline is critical, try to stay under the wave before breaking the surface. Tight at the core, line up your head and torso at 45 degrees to the wall as you approach the turn, this will help with the transfer of weight and hopefully your legs will spin faster. As soon as you've reached the "tipping point" try to have your hands above your head before your legs land and "spring" off the wall.
Training tools like vertical jumps are useful, train yourself to land and spring in a single fluid motion.
