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
That's a great suggestion that I may take for myself. I'm not very good at backstroke, and I always slow down into the wall, for the very reason I'm afraid I'll hit it with my head (I've done it a few times). I'll sometimes flip over early (yes probably illegal in a meet) to avoid a head-butt. One day when we have 2 coaches on deck, I'll ask one to do this with me...only downside is they may get a little wet.
Although they worry about it, I see little kids hit their heads all the time and bouncing right back. With their small bodies and (usually) slow speed at the wall, they have very little momentum. (I am sure there are exceptions to this.)
Adults are a different story. With the increased momentum, it is usually a much bigger deal for an adult to hit their head on the wall when doing backstroke. I have known a number who have smacked their head and had some relatively serious consequences, including hospital visits. Not trying to scare you off...but it is something to respect.
That's a great suggestion that I may take for myself. I'm not very good at backstroke, and I always slow down into the wall, for the very reason I'm afraid I'll hit it with my head (I've done it a few times). I'll sometimes flip over early (yes probably illegal in a meet) to avoid a head-butt. One day when we have 2 coaches on deck, I'll ask one to do this with me...only downside is they may get a little wet.
Although they worry about it, I see little kids hit their heads all the time and bouncing right back. With their small bodies and (usually) slow speed at the wall, they have very little momentum. (I am sure there are exceptions to this.)
Adults are a different story. With the increased momentum, it is usually a much bigger deal for an adult to hit their head on the wall when doing backstroke. I have known a number who have smacked their head and had some relatively serious consequences, including hospital visits. Not trying to scare you off...but it is something to respect.
