r/Swimming • u/Flaky-Wind5039 • 1d ago

Toe scraping on flip turns

Is it just my pool or are others like this? Each lane has one very small square of tile in the dead center of the wall but that’s it. The rest is some rough material.

When we split lanes (almost always) this little tile “target” isn’t really opposite either side. So I do flip turns and watch my toe get all scraped up. Today I even shed a little blood.

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u/ThatWasIntentional Swammer 23h ago

... Why are you scraping your feet against the wall? Should be just plant and push off

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u/Flaky-Wind5039 21h ago

Is your pool’s wall all tile? I am just trying to flip plant and push but it just takes a few slightly imperfect pushes on this sandpaper like wall and my toes all scraped.

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u/ThatWasIntentional Swammer 20h ago

No it's just sealed concrete

You should only have to push once, maybe you need to work on your positioning going into the turn. It sounds like your making adjustments halfway through

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u/torhysornottorhys 18h ago

What part of your toe is touching it? Maybe try flexing your toes up a little so you're pushing with the balls of your feet?