Friday, June 1, 2012

Feel For The Water! Advice & Tips to Improve Your Swimming.: The Corkscrew Open Water Turn

This is one of the best articles and advice a triathlete can have. Brilliant

Feel For The Water! Advice & Tips to Improve Your Swimming.: The Corkscrew Open Water Turn
If you are looking to excel in open water races or triathlon swim legs then you need to regularly practice your turns. Every open water turn gives you the opportunity to save a few seconds and the possibility of dropping other swimmers who may be drafting off you.

In this post we're going to look at an advanced way of turning called a corkscrew turn. It's a fast and tight way to cut round a buoy and a very useful skill to have in your locker. Even if you are not an advanced swimmer give this a try in training, it's a lot of fun and makes turns a lot easier when you need to cut a tight line at a turn buoy.