How to do a flip turn in freestyle swimming tips for beginners
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- Опубліковано 31 жов 2022
- I want to break the flip, turn down into steps. So firstly, I want to focus on building our confidence, and for this I am gonna do this away from the wall and in the deep water. And that way I can practice and get used to doing a 360 degree summer salt without the worry of colliding with anything. For this, we're going to lie horizontal in the water or as best as you can to start the flip movement.
Just pull forwards ever so slightly to give yourself a little momentum. Then draw your nose and chin towards your chest, and by doing this, your head will actually direct your body and begin that rotation at this point that you should bring your knees into your chest as tight as possible. By being in this compact position, it'll make the flip a lot easier and a lot quicker.
Once you're at that point and you're feeling more brave, you can gradually begin moving closer to the wall. You still don't need to touch the wall, but it's a great way to increase your spacial awareness and confidence of the scale.
As you get closer to the wall. It does require an element of timing. If you turn too soon, then you're gonna miss it. Or if you are too close, you're going to collide to the wall. As a rough guide. When you're coming into the walk and your head passes the T on the bottom of the pool, you've got one or two strokes before you have to initiate that flip turn.
Obviously, it does vary depending on your stroke length, the speed that you're coming into the wall, and some pools can be a little bit different, so it's important that you practice it to dial it in. That's where the handy T marker comes in. Most swimming pools will have them. It's that T shape you can see on the bottom of the floor of the swimming pool as you are approaching the wall.
As you take your second from last stroke, finish a stroke, and leave your hand by your side. Now lead with the other arm. As you go into the turn, tuck your head in as we practice and curl into a ball. If you've got your timing right, you should plant your feet nicely on the wall, side by side with your legs, as though you are sat in a chair.
Do it correctly and your face is gonna be facing the ceiling about a foot below the surface of the water. So make sure you continue to blow bubble. Once you are ready to progress, you can move your feet to a 45 degree angle, so you're ready to push off that. Bit easier now that our feet are on the wall to start preparing for that push off the wall.
So start by bringing your hands together in a streamlined position above your head. If you've managed to lead with one arm whilst keeping the other by your side, you should just be able to slide the trailing arm up to meet that leading hand. Now, push yourself off the wall and begin turning yourself to face the bottom of the pool face down.
It's important you maintain that streamlined position to make yourself as hydrodynamic as possible through the water, whilst breaking into a butterfly or freestyle leg kick to maintain your momentum. As your head breaks the surface, this is the point that you should take your first stroke, and obviously you'll be wanting to take a breath.
But to really hold your speed off the wall and off that turn to maybe consider trying to hold your breath for one or two strokes off the wall. And it does take a bit of practice to just build up to this with the time. Now if you're triathlete watching this, you might be wondering whether it's worth using your valuable time to actually perfect the flip turn.
And it's something that I get asked all the time. Cause obviously in an open water race you don't need it. But flip turns can be really useful for our training. A touch turn is, well, you're basically breaking, you're slowing down and instructing the flow of your session. Whereas with a flip turn, well it keeps that flow going and also helps to improve your breath control.
And then again, if you want to swim with swimmers who actually do good flip turns, you'll find that you'll get left behind. So it does make quite a big difference.
Whether you want to learn a flip turn for performance or purely, coz it's something you've always wanted to do, it's obvious that it is quicker. And I'd actually say that flip turn is actually easier. Well, if you like this video, hit that thumbs up button.
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Ever split your heel open, misjudging the wall? Happened to me (about 50 yrs ago) warming up at a state meet, in a strange pool. Needed a couple stitches after the meet. Never forgot, always concerned. Thanks for the tips.
Great vid, definitely something I need to learn. I've been stuck at 1:24 per 100m for months now. Hopefully this might shave a few seconds off🤞
Hope it helps 😊😊
Thanks 🙏 ❤
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You turn before you push off wall
What is the dolphin kick for just before the turn?
You don't use your arms to help speed up your flip turn?
No i don‘t
@@MarkusMarthaler There used to be a school of thought, which I thought went out of existence that preached that using arms for flip turns was 'wasted motion'. If you watch the Olympians, they ALL use their arms, a slight bicep curl. It adds to the speed of the turn.