My son lately always slow down in the back stroke finish. I am frustuauted to see slow down at least 2 sec in the finish touch. He says he is afraid of bumping his head to the wall. I have a couple of questions. It takes him approx 5 strokes (in SCY) from the flag to do back stroke flip turn, is that means he should count 6 to 7 strokes in the finish lap then do the finish stretch (head down & stretch) to touch the wall? Also is it standard length in all pools of the disttance from the flag to the end? What about 25 yd pool and 50 m pool are the flag distance the same in SCY & LCM? Thanks
He says he is afraid of bumping his head to the wall.
He might try, on his last stroke or two - just as he's approaching the wall - to modify his over-the-surface recovery. His problem is that he clearly sees that, if he maintains his normal stroke, keeping his elbow straight, and if he mis-judges the wall, his hand might crash into the bulkhead or he might hit his head before his hand reaches the wall. Instead of recovering with a straight arm on those last strokes, he might try recovering with a bent elbow - with his arm extending past his head. This will enable him to find the wall with his hand, even if he's mis-judged his position - and this may give him the additional confidence he needs to swim to the wall ...
He says he is afraid of bumping his head to the wall.
He might try, on his last stroke or two - just as he's approaching the wall - to modify his over-the-surface recovery. His problem is that he clearly sees that, if he maintains his normal stroke, keeping his elbow straight, and if he mis-judges the wall, his hand might crash into the bulkhead or he might hit his head before his hand reaches the wall. Instead of recovering with a straight arm on those last strokes, he might try recovering with a bent elbow - with his arm extending past his head. This will enable him to find the wall with his hand, even if he's mis-judged his position - and this may give him the additional confidence he needs to swim to the wall ...
