Twisting Dives: The Complete Guide

Twisting is a different skill from flipping.

Everything else in this sport happens in one plane. Twisting adds a second one, and the mechanics that create it have almost nothing to do with how well you rotate.

That's why divers with strong optionals can still struggle with a full twist, and why the habits you build on your very first twister follow you into every harder one.

This page collects everything I've made on twisting dives to hopefully give you an advantage as you progress through the sport.

Front Twisting

• Front Flip Full Twist (5132D)
  Where your twisting career begins. Direction off the board, the progression, and finishing the square.
• Full Out (5152B)
  Why 104B is a different dive, adding the twist safely, and timing the pike-to-twist and the dig.

Back Twisting

• Back Flip Half Twist (5221D)
  Oscillations and chin position, the one-arm drop, and finishing narrow before you initiate.

Reverse Twisting

• Reverse Twisting Basics
  Why reverse flip straight is the foundation, and the four mistakes that stop divers scaling to harder twisters.

The Takeoffs Underneath Your Twisters

A twister is only as good as the takeoff it comes off. If your twist feels rushed, the problem is usually here.

• How to Master the Front Hurdle
  Everything that feeds a front twister: balance, posture, and the 90/90 arm timing cue.
• Back 1½ Pike (203B)
  The shoulder relaxation secret and extending into the C position, both of which carry straight into back twisters.
• The Reverse Takeoff Explained
  The reverse press frame by frame. Hollow hips, arm swing timing, and the C position.

Entries

• How to Get a Better Diving Entry
  Punching for the water, getting airtight around your head, when and how to swim, and POESTSOL.

Good luck and I'll see you on the next dive! - DG