All the other transitions seem pretty straight-forward to me, and I think I get off the wall pretty quickly on those, but for some reason I feel like I'm hanging on the wall too long on the back-to-*** and I just know I'm doing something wrong.
Should I be facing the opposite wall when i let go of the wall? or is facing the side ok?
Anyone have a trick or a technique for getting feet on the wall quickly?
Any help or advice you all can give is greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys!
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You should definitely talk to your coach about your turn, and other turns that would work for you. But don't be afraid to try something different from what you're used to! It's exactly what I did here up north in Canada, asked very high profile coaches (more than one) to explain me this turn I found on YouTube nowadays performed by most good IM swimmers.
Darn, these coaches in charge of highest level of coaching here (not master coaches) looked at me puzzled and said: don't worry about these details, a turn is a turn.
This turn isn't easy to master I find, specially on both sides, but it is worth it I find. My only fear is that it be misinterpreted by some regional level officials and be mistakenly dqed as a result of this.
This turn is well documented in Maglischo latest edition: Swimming Fastest for those (like me) for whom just looking at a youtube clip isn't enough.
High level coaches, if you don't know exactly how to perform this turn in a way that is safe (avoiding dqs) and efficient, SHAME ON YOU GUYS! Bare in mind that the Devil's in the details.
You should definitely talk to your coach about your turn, and other turns that would work for you. But don't be afraid to try something different from what you're used to! It's exactly what I did here up north in Canada, asked very high profile coaches (more than one) to explain me this turn I found on YouTube nowadays performed by most good IM swimmers.
Darn, these coaches in charge of highest level of coaching here (not master coaches) looked at me puzzled and said: don't worry about these details, a turn is a turn.
This turn isn't easy to master I find, specially on both sides, but it is worth it I find. My only fear is that it be misinterpreted by some regional level officials and be mistakenly dqed as a result of this.
This turn is well documented in Maglischo latest edition: Swimming Fastest for those (like me) for whom just looking at a youtube clip isn't enough.
High level coaches, if you don't know exactly how to perform this turn in a way that is safe (avoiding dqs) and efficient, SHAME ON YOU GUYS! Bare in mind that the Devil's in the details.
