Stuart McDonald u r very correct

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Sam Elgore what u said is correct

You're so welcome!

Kathy Garrett-Jutte Good luck!

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Keep working at it. If you exhale steadily out your nose during the flip, water won't go up. Break the turn down into smaller steps. Don't worry about the push-off until you are comfortable flipping and finding the wall with your feet.

+Leananshae - While I've hit my head on backstroke a few times, I haven't on freestyle. It sounds like you've done a fair amount of swimming. The fact that you've probably done hundreds if not thousands of turns without hitting your head should give you confidence. Be aware of where you are in the pool, focus on the visual cues around you (i.e. the line on the bottom, the + at the end). Make sure you have good goggles and clear the fog regularly. As for hitting your heels, that is generally due to rushing and trying to push off or extend your legs before you've completed the flip. Flip first, find the wall with your feet, then push off. If you start to push off or extend while your feet are in the air, that's where you can run into problems. Break the turn down into smaller steps, and don't worry about speed initially. Take your time, but practice on a regular basis. Good luck!

Chris Burton What a helpful reply! Thanks, Chris! I've always been stubborn about hating goggles, clips and plugs -- au naturale swimmer, thank you -- but I think that that might be the issue... I can't see well and can't trust my ability to gauge distances. What an aha! moment... I don't understand why it never occurred to me before. I want to go order my goggles: Any preferences on brand and type? Thanks again!

+Leananshae - The main thing is to find goggles that fit. This video provides my two cents on the subject (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZmomqt7lrXHdKNj.html). Finding a place where you can try on some goggles would be best, but here are a few online places that you could look. (www.swimoutlet.com/, www.kiefer.com, www.tyr.com, www.speedousa.com/goggles) I'd stay away from "swedish" style goggles. They don't have a soft plastic seal and only work for certain people.

In a competitive environment, the coach wouldn't want you to breath the stroke prior to the turn or the first stroke coming out of the turn. However, if you're swimming laps for exercise, taking a side breath just before going into the flip is fine. On the other hand, lifting your head up just prior to the turn kills all your momentum and makes it harder to flip. In general, make sure that you are exhaling enough prior to taking your side- breath. If you are getting consistent breaths, you shouldn't feel like you're almost out of air at the end of each length. Good luck!

Ok. Thank you! I'm pretty new to flip turns so I'm sure I'll get better.

Michael McGill I just breath right before I do it

It's a common mistake for beginners, but it really ruins your momentum. The faster you swim into the wall, the easier it is to flip.

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Rosy 7 You may not be tucking up tight enough, or you may be coming out of your tuck too soon. If you come out of your tuck too soon, the weight of your legs will force you deeper. Also, you're more likely to sink deeper the slower you flip. Practice some flips away from the wall and concentrate on quicker, tighter flips.

+Thetajul Taj - No, you need to exhale out through your nose while flipping to keep water from going up your nose. Try humming during the flip.

You may be rushing and trying to push/twist off the wall before you've truly completed the flip. On the other hand, some beginners flip so slowly, that they end up bailing out and tipping to one side or the other. Try to carry good speed into the flip. Keep working at it!

I think it is the latter. I will keep trying. Thanks.

+Sam S. - You're always going to get some water in you ears. While I occasionally get the sensation that water is running into my ear when swimming, it probably has more to due with my sinuses than my swimming form. Without being able to view your flip-turn, it's difficult to truly evaluate. If you come out of your tuck too early, that could send you deeper and put more pressure on your ears. Also, twisting back to your stomach before your feet hit the wall could put you at an odd angle in the water. If it's bothersome, I'd suggest using a swimming cap, earplugs, or both.

The general rule of thumb is that you start the flip when you an arm's length away from the wall. The flip takes the place of an arm stroke. With that in mind, swim at normal speed towards the wall being mindful of where you are as you take that final stroke and touch the wall. This will give you an idea of where you should start your turn. Use in water cues to gauge your distance between yourself and the wall.

Try "clearing" your ears (equalizing the pressure) when you first get in the water, or you could try ear plugs. It could be a sinus issue unrelated to doing the flip turn.

Matthew Daniel Allee get earplugs

If you're used to doing open turns, you are in the habit of getting a breath on the turn. With flip turns, you're getting a breath before the turn and then not again until after you've completed the turn. This will take some time to get used to. While you do want to hum some bubbles out your nose while completing the flip, try not to let all the air out of your lungs while flipping. As you get better at the flip turn, you'll be able to do it faster. Therefore, you won't be going so long between breaths. Work up to utilizing the flip turn on every turn. As you are practicing, try using the flip turn every 4th turn, then every 3rd turn, then every 2nd turn, etc. Good luck!

Thank you for your advice, Chris! I actually did about five successfully today. Your comment about breathing really helped, I had been holding my breath once I got near the T. This time I took one more breath even at the T and also right after turning and it really made a difference! Your previous note about being six foot and starting the turn further away, but shorter people may need to come closer to the wall also helped. Thank you for so freely giving your time and expertise, I really appreciate it!! :)

I pretty much did all flips on my last swim 🤗. Thank you! Granted, I still use a pull buoy. It was 15 minutes of continuous swimming then the buoy fell out, and then another 20 minutes. Some changes I made: if I haven't taken a breath by the time I see the T, I take one more, and also right after the flip. As far as timing for the flip, I just started waiting till I touch the wall with the back of my fingers on the last stroke, then flip (I'm 5'5"/165cm tall, female). Not all flips were perfect but I just kept on swimming. Thank you again, Chris!

Great job! Using a pull buoy makes flipping tougher for most people, but if it's working for you, keep it up.

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In hindsight, I should have just done full speed turns and slowed them down during editing. I was just trying to break the turn down into sub-sections for beginners. Thanks for watching!

In a competitive environment, you don't want to take a side-breath on your last stroke going into the turn or your first stroke coming out of the turn. If you're just swimming for exercise/recreation, you don't need to follow those guidelines. With beginners, I emphasize not taking a heads up breath or looking up for the wall right before the turn, because it stalls/ruins all your momentum and makes it more difficult to complete the flip.

+Ms.Nobodie - There are a couple of things that you could be doing wrong. If you untuck too early (i.e. before your legs come over the top), this will drive your head deeper and make it difficult to complete the flip. You want to carry your speed into the flip. If you stop or look up prior to flipping, you'll lose all your momentum, and this will make it difficult to complete the flip. You can use your arms to help complete the flip. Just as you are tucking into the flip, push the water from your hips over the top of your head. I mention this briefly when doing the standing flips in the video. This Ryan Lochte video (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJp1qdBi17-oipc.html) has some nice under water views. Watch what his hands do during the flip. I hope this helps. Good luck!

+Chris Burton Hello sir Chris! These days I've been trying to use my arms but I guess need to focus on my strokes for power and propulsion. I will need to kick faster for more power and strokes need to improve the catch right before I do the flip. Thanks for the tips sir Chris! I hope you and your videos will help more people. God bless!

If you're in a good tuck, you're more likely to scrape your back or your butt on the wall if you are too close to the wall. Coming out of your tuck too early (trying to push off the wall while your legs are still in the air) is what would cause you to hit your heels.

Chris Burton Either way it sounds like it'd hurt!

It's not a common occurrence. I hit my heel once as a kid. So, once out of hundreds of thousands of flip turns.

Shaine MacDonald dont be too worried. It’s kinda hard to get hurt in this . The most common way to get hurt is to hit your head on the wall lol. For my six years of swimming I’ve never scraped or hurt anything other than my arms during backstroke flip turn lol.

Winifred Skees While I occasionally get the sensation that water is running into my ear when swimming, it probably has more to due with my sinuses than my swimming form. Without being able to view your flip-turn, it's difficult to truly evaluate. If you come out of your tuck too early, that could send you deeper and put more pressure on your ears. Also, twisting back to your stomach before your feet hit the wall could put you at an odd angle in the water. If it's bothersome, I'd suggest using a swimming cap, earplug, or both.

Basically it's normal

If bubbles or air is coming out of you nose, water won't go up. Hum steadily or exhale steadily out your nose as you are completing the flip. While you might feel like you're running out of air initially, this will become second nature as you get better and faster at the flip.

Chris Burton .. thanks so much I will try it ♥♥

Chris Burton .. can I ask another question please but this question is about the breaststroke !??

+Gaurav Singh - There are a couple of things that you could be doing wrong. If you untuck too early (i.e. before your legs come over the top), this will drive your head deeper and make it difficult to complete the flip. You want to carry your speed into the flip. If you stop or look up prior to flipping, you'll lose all your momentum, and this will make it difficult to complete the flip. You can use your arms to help complete the flip. Just as you are tucking into the flip, push the water from your hips over the top of your head. I mention this briefly when doing the standing flips in the video. This Ryan Lochte video (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJp1qdBi17-oipc.html) has some nice under water views. Watch what his hands do during the flip. I hope this helps. Good luck!

thanks a lot ! i ll try it again with the above mentioned tricks .

You might need to speed up the flip some. The longer that it takes you to complete the flip the more likely you are to feel like you running short of air and unconsciously stop exhaling out your nose.

It was most likely water resistant.

Just keep working on doing the flip part for fun, and you'll get it down before you know it.

Make sure to practice the flips by themselves (i.e. away from the wall) until you are flipping consistently. The slower you flip, the more prone you are to tumbling sideways, so try to maintain your swimming speed or momentum into the flip turn. Don't uncurl too early. Keep your chin tucked throughout the flip. Keep working at it. Check out some other flip turn videos. Maybe another video/instructor's description will "click" with you. Good luck!

@@ChrisBurtonSwimshanks for the response. I have been trying for a long time..lol

You can use your arms to help initiate the flip. Just as you are tucking into the flip, push the water from your hips over the top of your head. I mention this briefly when doing the standing flips in the video. This Ryan Lochte video (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJp1qdBi17-oipc.html) has some nice under water views. Watch what his hands do during the flip.

Chris Burton thanks