I am curious how everyone is doing with the walls. I noticed they are going with flat walls on the start end and "gutter" walls on the bulkhead. Has it been hard remembering to do different turns for fly and *** on each end, not to mention that most of you probably weren't prepared for flat wall turns for this meet?
Not so bad, for me; you just have to remember to come in hard on the flat wall turns so you have something to push against. A bigger issue for me is that they use the hated Omega pads, the most slippery pads on the planet for backstroke starts. These are roughened up slightly compared to the older Omegas, but they still don't inspire confidence. I have been hesitant/conservative on all my backstroke starts.
I jammed one turn on the bulkhead (back flip on the IM) but that was my fault more than anything, I shouldn't have taken that extra stroke.
For me, the crowded warmup conditions require MUCH more adjustment than the walls. No contest -- not even close -- Clovis and Indy were much better in that respect.
This may be heresy but...I'm not particularly impressed with the pool. It is quite a nice pool, sure, but I would not have said "world class" if I didn't already know they hosted the Olympics. Plenty of room in the stands, though.
Lots of signs about the demise of the Clemson swim program, I have seen quite a few alums that I swam against while in college. Very sad.
I am curious how everyone is doing with the walls. I noticed they are going with flat walls on the start end and "gutter" walls on the bulkhead. Has it been hard remembering to do different turns for fly and *** on each end, not to mention that most of you probably weren't prepared for flat wall turns for this meet?
Not so bad, for me; you just have to remember to come in hard on the flat wall turns so you have something to push against. A bigger issue for me is that they use the hated Omega pads, the most slippery pads on the planet for backstroke starts. These are roughened up slightly compared to the older Omegas, but they still don't inspire confidence. I have been hesitant/conservative on all my backstroke starts.
I jammed one turn on the bulkhead (back flip on the IM) but that was my fault more than anything, I shouldn't have taken that extra stroke.
For me, the crowded warmup conditions require MUCH more adjustment than the walls. No contest -- not even close -- Clovis and Indy were much better in that respect.
This may be heresy but...I'm not particularly impressed with the pool. It is quite a nice pool, sure, but I would not have said "world class" if I didn't already know they hosted the Olympics. Plenty of room in the stands, though.
Lots of signs about the demise of the Clemson swim program, I have seen quite a few alums that I swam against while in college. Very sad.
