The concept of "working your turns" is something all swimmers know about, but few swimmers take seriously. Maybe they think they don't have time, or are too tired to create QUICK and FAST walls. Here's a drill that will help. For the younger swimmers especially, this proves to be a good drill, and fun.
With some of the recent talk on the site about flip turn trouble, here are a few pics of a good turn.
Every part of your race is important but flip turns carry a little extra weight because, pure and simple, fast turns mean fast times.
Tell us what's happening in this pic, and if it's good... or not so good.
Every swimmer wants to have super-fast freestyle flip turns, and wants to execute them with vigorous authority. Sometimes, however, this desire creates more problems than it solves.
One of the most common actions in our sport is the flip turn. Depending on how you accomplish this action, you're either making your life easier... or harder.
Whenever I work with someone, I pick up something new. When you work with someone like Dave Durden of the University of Maryland, you pick up a LOT of stuff.
This week's pic is of a swimmer heading in for a flip turn.
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