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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Solar where have you been???
I have missed your intelligent theories and comments. OMG, George.
I forgot that you were posting here, soooo good to find you back.
Got kept away from my passion(s) for few years (too much work). But now I am back and since I turned 40 in 09/2008, I aim at doing well at next provincials in 40-44.
I'll try 50-100-200 fly and 100-200-400 IM, hence my interest into this new Back-to-*** transition. Well new... it might not be new for most, but it is for me.
Still in business mate?
The key to doing this turn correctly is making sure the arm that reaches for the wall does not cross over your face. If it does, you will turn past vertical. Physics will not allow your body to do the turn legally if your arm does this.
Lots of practice will help.
And, if you get DQ'd for this turn, ask the stroke judge if he/she were standing over you at the end of your lane when he/she made the DQ. If they were on the side of the pool or more than three lanes over, they were not in a good position to accurately judge the turn. I have appealed a couple of DQs by judges who 1) did not know the turn well and 2) were not standing over my lane. I won both appeals.
And, if you get DQ'd for this turn, ask the stroke judge if he/she were standing over you at the end of your lane when he/she made the DQ. If they were on the side of the pool or more than three lanes over, they were not in a good position to accurately judge the turn. I have appealed a couple of DQs by judges who 1) did not know the turn well and 2) were not standing over my lane. I won both appeals.
Wow, I didn't even know you could appeal a DQ. The only times I've been DQ'd were in cases where I already knew I made a mistake, but this is good to know.
Thanks Jeff,
I think this clip here demonstrates this. Arm remains behind the head while flipping.
YouTube - Back-***-turn-over-shoulder-under-water.mpg
