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!
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.
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.
Solar...
I am both an IM swimmer and a coach.
My aim is to perform and to coach fast, legal, and efficient turns. That also includes the ability to achieve great "underwaters" off the turn.
My personal experience is this:
#1 - There are very few masters swimmers willing to practice enough to perfect this back to *** IM flip-turn to make it better than a great open turn.
#2 - A swimmer needs "big air" on this turn to perform a great breaststroke underwater pull and breakout. Generally speaking I believe most swimmers have a better opportunity to get that big breath on the open turn.
But I am not saying here that you can not get a big breath on the flip turn.
#3 - Rules have changed. A swimmer must clearly touch the wall with their hand on this flip-turn.
Isobel - I work hard on these "stroke turns" to get my hands off the wall before my feet touch.
I imagine a rocking horse motion if that helps in the description.
Ahelee
P.S.
I got DQed in Austin at Nationals in the 400IM last year for beginning my breastroke pulldown off the turn still rotated to the side - or before I was fully rotated to flat.
I worked on this flaw A LOT in the next year and am still conscious of it on each breastroke pulldown.
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.
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.
Solar...
I am both an IM swimmer and a coach.
My aim is to perform and to coach fast, legal, and efficient turns. That also includes the ability to achieve great "underwaters" off the turn.
My personal experience is this:
#1 - There are very few masters swimmers willing to practice enough to perfect this back to *** IM flip-turn to make it better than a great open turn.
#2 - A swimmer needs "big air" on this turn to perform a great breaststroke underwater pull and breakout. Generally speaking I believe most swimmers have a better opportunity to get that big breath on the open turn.
But I am not saying here that you can not get a big breath on the flip turn.
#3 - Rules have changed. A swimmer must clearly touch the wall with their hand on this flip-turn.
Isobel - I work hard on these "stroke turns" to get my hands off the wall before my feet touch.
I imagine a rocking horse motion if that helps in the description.
Ahelee
P.S.
I got DQed in Austin at Nationals in the 400IM last year for beginning my breastroke pulldown off the turn still rotated to the side - or before I was fully rotated to flat.
I worked on this flaw A LOT in the next year and am still conscious of it on each breastroke pulldown.
