Buoy Turn

RE: Buoy Turn

srcoyote — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:23:25 GMT

Yeah, I almost always hit the buoy in at least a crowd of four with everyone trying different techiques. It's a slow turn, but it represents less than one half of one percent of my total race time. Also never finished less than 5 seconds behind anyone in my categories so whatever time I've lost in a slow turn means nothing.

RE: Buoy Turn

orca1946 — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:06:30 GMT

Most of the time , there are so many others around me that just keeping my goggles on is a good turn!

RE: Buoy Turn

jbs — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:40:45 GMT

I've never used or even thought about turning like that either. I'll certainly try it this season once the ice melts, so I'd also love to hear from anyone who uses it. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that you can see this turn in action at 6:30 or so of the Swimmer Wetsuit review video. YouTube - Wetsuit Review - SWIMMER Magazine

RE: Buoy Turn

mjtyson — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:40:55 GMT

I really like the Fran Crippen method...arm nearest the buoy stops and the far arm continues to stroke until you're around the buoy. mtheads.typepad.com/.../ow-buoy-turns.html

RE: Buoy Turn

ourswimmer — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:37:19 GMT

I started using this type of turn about ten years ago. I nearly always use it in races. I think the only circumstance that I don't use it is when I am side-by-side with someone else and the turn would risk tangling arms or delivering (or receiving) a blow to the face.