Standard advice for improving your flip turns: keep eyes down at the approach and have a tighter tuck. One tip that’s often overlooked, and that’s our topic this week: be ready to push off in streamline as soon as your feet hit the wall. It can save you valuable time on every wall.

\*\*Monday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1618-flip-turn-foot-placement> :08 - land on the balls of the feet :11 - heels may touch but barely :13 - explode to toe point :24 - no heel touch :34 - love the use of the hands :40 - leaving on his back :48 - core rotation drills https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2251-body-balance-360-rotation :53 - explode to streamline

\*\*Tuesday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/568-freestyle-turn> :05 - watch the submerge on approach :11 - eyes down :14 - last stroke down :15 - submerge and tuck :16 - use of hands :17 - feet hit still completely on back :18 - heels get close but don’t touch :19 - spring to streamline :21 - ride the line :23 - 2 dolphin breakout :27 - submerge and spring

\*\*Wednesday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1004-turns-freestyle-flip-turn-step-3> :17 - step 1 uses noodle :26 - 2 pull buoys :37 - leave the hands on the surface :41 - direct push on the back :51 - shallow end facing the wall… lean forward and kick head lead :54 - palms facing up 1:03 - kicking toward the wall (head may be a little high) 1:05 - leave the hands touching or out of the surface 1:11 - hands end up above the head ready for the push 1:20 - releasing the hands from too much push allows for immediate streamline 1:25 - hands go directly into streamline Look at the feet - heels off the wall - SPRING to toe point 1:29 - too much use of hands - go back and review 1:52 - hands too deep body too deep 2:11 - can feel the hand connection but not overdone

\*\*Thursday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2188-freestyle-joao-pause-turns> :11 - submerge :13 - hands directly into streamline and pause :14 - drive and rotate :22 - submerge :22 - slight push with hands :23 - position the feet streamline and pause Heels not on the wall :25 - drive and rotate :31 - teaching the streamline comes before the push :38 - pause and check :46 - precision :51 - pause

\*\*Friday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2269-flip-turn-step-5> :05 - step 1 push :11 - step 2 head tuck :20 - steps 3-4 tucking knees and pushing palms :24 - step 5 extend to streamline :27 - leave the wall with more momentum :37 - using hands but keeping them high :43 - extend to streamline but look how stable the top half is Extend and hold

**Saturday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/671-bonus-flips-flips-flips> :11 - submerge and flip :13 - SHOOT to extension :15 - patiently get started again :17 - takes a breath a couple stroke before the flip :19 - follows the hand directly into the flip :20 - SHOOT to full extension :23 - checking the position of the wall - no more breaths :27 - take the same move to the wall and DRIVE to streamline :35 - always 2 strokes prior to the flip and QUICKLY into streamline :46 - swimmer awareness - sights the wall underwater :49 - takes it to the wall

\*\*Sunday - \*\* <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/962-dryland-vertical-hops> :11 - the athletic move of jumping :13 - maximize each one… don’t just do a bunch straight :15 - how high can you get your head How high can you get your knees :23 - set the arms to give more power UP Jump and tuck the knees as high as you can 1:07 - opposite of a turn but components are practiced JUMP first TUCK second

**Bonus:** **Dominik Meichtry (Faster Turn and Breakout)** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1157-faster-turn-breakout>

**Turn Drill – Streamline Jumps** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2973-streamline-jumps> <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2109-streamline-jumps> <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/827-turns-streamline-jumps>

**Scott Tucker** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/692-bonus-turns>


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July 19, 2022 - Get Your Feet Off the Wall - Flip Turns