**Monday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2679-why-we-teach-this> :12 - talking about both hands on the wall :24 - coaches say don’t grab the wall :36 - specifically for the USA 1:03 - IF the left hand grabs the athlete goes up 1:14 - When the hand is engaged it WILL press on the wall 1:35 - for single handed up turns, the swimmers do not go up 1:46 - staying lower in the water 2:04 - Carlos brushes the wall 2:17 - very low head 2:18 - scraping the hand across the surface

**Tuesday** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2680-arm-collapse-approach> :20 - teaching the arm to collapse on the wall - absorb the momentum :34 - let the momentum carry the body into the wall :39 - allow the head to get close but don’t hit the wall :45 - use the bent arm to then push back against the wall 1:04 - again using the momentum in 1:17 - feel the pressure of the momentum 1:33 - left hand leaves immediately 1:37 - momentum carries in and right arm is bent 1:44 - legs folding in with the momentum 1:49 - right arm pushes back to aid the spin 2:21 - collapse in the push the body straight back

**Wednesday** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2681-freestyle-open-turn> :05 - freestyle open turn :16 - arm collapse :18 - legs tuck under :24 - rotate back to the push :34 - take away the left hand or 2nd hand :51 - hand collapse to spin - it just flows 1:25 - full freestyle open turn

**Thursday** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2682-sideways-open-turn> :12 - straight over (elbow brother call mother) :15 - eyes looking back and up :47 - recover the turning hand in front of the body :58 - dragging the recovery hand 1:20 - one goggle in 1:30 - pushing the head back through the water 1:42 - mouth still exposed to air 1:55 - protect the mouth with the momentum and position of the head 2:03 - hand a bit high for this learning sequence 2:17 - eyes look back (maybe too far down here) 2:23 - pocket created by water going over the head 2:26 - mouth still safe 2:47 - arm collapse - hand on wall - 2:51 - smaller pocket 2:59 - fingers dragging to stay low and rotated 3:20 - talking about how fast it us compared to the over 3:36 - the solidity of the wall 4:30 - talking about the angle of the body as it leaves the wall

**Friday** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2683-two-handed-open-turn> :23 - learn to time the freestyle approach to land with 2 hands :41 - continuing to work on timing :46 - trying to square up and hit the wall flat :52 - left hand focus begins 1:16 - the focus shifts to getting the left hand off 1:28 - grabbing the wrist 1:57 - left hand barely touches and then is off

**Saturday** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2607-butterfly-turn> :05 - turn to the right :10 - turn to the left :29 - 2 hands on the wall :42 - extended arms :55 - eyes down 1:13 - tuck has started as the hands hit 1:16 - Legs flow in 1:32 - legs tuck early 1:49 - arm collapse 1:58 - left hand off immediately 2:08 - left arm going back - legs tucking and coming forward - look at the right arm extending or pushing the wall 2:23 - angle of push off for fly 2:27 - feet are together 2:47 - right hand brushes and releases 3:00 - more of a spin 3:20 - push in streamline

**Sunday** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2212-turns-plant-hand-push> :11 - focus on the plant hand :20 - kick in with one hand extended :23 - arm collapse :27 - push back on the hand :36 - plant hand to spin :42 - coming with with 2 hands :53 - speed up the spin :56 - full stroke turn

**Bonus** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2684-pushoff-angle> <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2685-butterfly-and-breaststroke-turns> <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2686-progression-summary>


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Feb 15, 2022 - Open Turns Zoom