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?
Really concentrate on your core muscles, that's what you use to fire your self through the turn and will help make your turn more compact and crisp.
I'd like to second this. When I'm swimming sprint sets of 50s and trying to get some good turns in, I notice that towards the end of the set my abs feel pretty whipped.
:banana:
Really concentrate on your core muscles, that's what you use to fire your self through the turn and will help make your turn more compact and crisp.
I'd like to second this. When I'm swimming sprint sets of 50s and trying to get some good turns in, I notice that towards the end of the set my abs feel pretty whipped.
:banana:
