I want the Backstroke flags moved out at least 1 or 2 yards (or meters) - it's just too close - who will second my motion ?
I don't swim a lot of backstroke - and I have not done anything fast until I started tackling the IM this season - but the flags are just too close for me. I do have a very long stroke (plus I am tall) - but does anybody else have this problem ? My fastest backstroke turns are using one stroke to intiate the roll over to my stomach and then using one full stroke on my stomach. I pretty much have to look and anticipate the flags - otherwise I am too late and I miss out on my full free stroke.
It should not be that difficult - they just need to drill new holes into every pool dack in the country ....
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The flags are the same for everyone. If you can't hit your turn correctly, that's your fault, not the backstroke flags. All of us, at sometime or another, have screwed up backstroke turns.
The flags weren't to blame for that either. This is one of the worst ideas I have heard yet.
The flags are the same for everyone. If you can't hit your turn correctly, that's your fault, not the backstroke flags. All of us, at sometime or another, have screwed up backstroke turns.
The flags weren't to blame for that either. This is one of the worst ideas I have heard yet.
