How in the world do you approach the wall on the right side of the lane, flip, and depart on the other side without running into someone?
Up to this point, I guess have led a fairly charmed Masters Swimming life. On all the teams I've swum with, it was rare to circle swim. No more! I'm now swimming LCM with half a dozen others sharing the lane, which is great, but I can't flip turn now to save my life.
Normally, I come straight into the wall, flip straight over onto my back, come straight off the wall, and roll over in the streamline. That won't cut it in circle swim. How do you do it? I have to either lead the lane, and sneak over to the left coming into the wall, or go last and stay on the right.
What's the technique?
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I am not sure why there is such a mystery -- the flip is done exactly in the middle of the lane - you come in on the right and go towards the middle on your last couple of strokes. Then you push off a little bit at an angle. I have never hit anybody who does it the same way.
The only problem are the "strange creatures" who turn way on the right and then try to make a dare devil cross-lane push-off - they have to be educated.
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I am not sure why there is such a mystery -- the flip is done exactly in the middle of the lane - you come in on the right and go towards the middle on your last couple of strokes. Then you push off a little bit at an angle. I have never hit anybody who does it the same way.
The only problem are the "strange creatures" who turn way on the right and then try to make a dare devil cross-lane push-off - they have to be educated.
