hello
I have been swimming fly for 5 years, but just a week ago somebody told that my stroke is wrong.
When I first learned butterfly I used to focus a lot on my kick, so my stroke was very slow. Then my coach told me to focus on my arms, get them fast and my kick would eventually catch up with the speed.
Then I kept on doing fly but wihout a coach, I eventually got faster, but here is why my stroke is wrong: I don't kick two times every stroke, I only do it once, and anybody ever told me!
So, my time for a 50 fly SCM is 32" high, and for 100 SCM is 1' 13"
I started to do 2 kicks every stroke, but my times are x10 slower, like 40" for a 50 SCM fly :cane:(the only positive thing is that I get a lot less tired than
with the other stroke)
Here is a video of me from 6 months ago:
‪50 fly SCM‬ - YouTube
There you can clearly see that I only kick once every stroke.
So, my question is, how do I correct my stroke without losing too much speed in the process?
Because with the current speed of my arms, there is no way to kick two times, so I have to slow down and let them still infront of me for a moment so I kick a second time.
Thanks
Thanks so much for these drills!! I've been having trouble on my fly, and I think this will help so much!
Wow, that's one of the best faulty butterfly I've seen. Future looks good!
You're a good candidate for my no-arm fly drill...
Fast version:
‪Butterfly Kick - NAD (No Arm Drill) Fast‬ - YouTube
Slow version:
‪Fly DrillSide‬ - YouTube
In all cases, it teaches you both kicks. That's the main difference between this kicking drill and any other fly kicking drills. This one makes a clear distinction between first and second kick.
So it's one kick when you dive, one kick when you breathe.
Now, your goal is to get to accelerate this as much as you can. You have a naturally high stroke rate at fly (by not giving the 2nd kick at all). If you decide to tackle on my no-arm drill, the goal is to get as close as possible to your naturally high full swim stroke rate.
That's what I try during the fast execution (shown above) which resulted in a total 50meter done in 41sec I think... And that's another cool feature of this drill. When you master it, you can automatically perform most kicking mileage at this, leading your lane most of the time, cause it's fast. Bloooody fast. I'm faster at this than say, at free style kicking with a board. And it gets you to work very specific to your fly.
Thanks so much for these drills!! I've been having trouble on my fly, and I think this will help so much!
Wow, that's one of the best faulty butterfly I've seen. Future looks good!
You're a good candidate for my no-arm fly drill...
Fast version:
‪Butterfly Kick - NAD (No Arm Drill) Fast‬ - YouTube
Slow version:
‪Fly DrillSide‬ - YouTube
In all cases, it teaches you both kicks. That's the main difference between this kicking drill and any other fly kicking drills. This one makes a clear distinction between first and second kick.
So it's one kick when you dive, one kick when you breathe.
Now, your goal is to get to accelerate this as much as you can. You have a naturally high stroke rate at fly (by not giving the 2nd kick at all). If you decide to tackle on my no-arm drill, the goal is to get as close as possible to your naturally high full swim stroke rate.
That's what I try during the fast execution (shown above) which resulted in a total 50meter done in 41sec I think... And that's another cool feature of this drill. When you master it, you can automatically perform most kicking mileage at this, leading your lane most of the time, cause it's fast. Bloooody fast. I'm faster at this than say, at free style kicking with a board. And it gets you to work very specific to your fly.
