Better to accelerate than decelerate as you go to the wall
1. Look straight down as you swim, glance forward briefly to place the turn, then drop your head to start the turn.
2. Better to accelerate than decelerate as you go to the wall. The energy you carry into the turn is recycled off the wall.
3. To begin the turn, drop your head and give one light butterfly kick. This starts the tumbling motion.
4. Legs go straight over, not off-axis.
5. Leave the wall looking up, not down. Turn over after you leave the wall.
6. You can store and release energy in your legs, core muscles, and arms. Try pulling your hands down behind your head when you are on the wall.
7. Leave the wall quickly, don't get stuck on the wall.
8. It's one continuous fluid motion, no stopping and starting.
9. Add a few underwater butterfly kicks after you leave the wall. Two is good, but four is better.
10. Appreciate the fastest you'll go in the pool is when you leave the wall, so be as long and straight as you can.
