Butterfly Arm

I would also like the easiest way that can help save my arms from dying in the 100 butterfly. Kick driven stroke with a relaxed arm recovery and high elbow pull.

Arms die in the 100 Fly basically because of the way a person kicks. Arms need to have a clean exit, a clean entry - don't finish too far below the hips. A good video here Butterfly from Underwater in Slow Motion - Misty Hyman - YouTube And another www.youtube.com/watch

Dont think too much Do it like this Phelps Rallies Past Crocker in 100-fly Phelps Rallies Past Crocker in 100-fly - YouTube Or This Phelps vs Cavic 100M Butterfly Rome (Dutch) Phelps vs Cavic 100M Butterfly Rome (Dutch) - YouTube

The kick is a head to toe motion full body motion, Others may diagree but the head action controls the kick. Kick driven stroke with a relaxed arm recovery and high elbow pull.

Agreed. The point is the arms do less than I used to think. I used to be all pull, now I rely on kicking and really relaxing the arm recovery and not pulling too early.

It is good to try and copy his style, that is try to cpoy his style. Considering Phelps is like a mutated human better adapted at swimming butterfly, would his style really be a fundamental standard for swimming the stroke for normal humans?

The kick is a head to toe motion full body motion, Others may diagree but the head action controls the kick. Others may disagree, but certainly not me. Fly is a kick driven stroke. And I also agree with one of your previous comment that kind of stayed unanswered I believe. Often so, arms are dying because of the way people kick, and I'd add because of the way people breathe: - If the Second kick occurs way too early, and that the hands are use to push yourself up to breathe (instead of just making a head movement), then arms can rapidly become overloaded and die prematurely. - Severe (to mild) flexibility limitations will also be extremely counterproductive when swimming the fly. Lay down in your bed. Perform arm recoveries, ie arms up, bring them along side the body, then back up, then back down, then back up. This should feel relatively easy. If it feels like a nightmare, that alone, then you likely have a flexibility issue. Arm adductors are not flexible enough. You're therefore working against yourself when recovering the arms.

Dont think too much Do it like this Phelps Rallies Past Crocker in 100-fly Phelps Rallies Past Crocker in 100-fly - YouTube Or This Phelps vs Cavic 100M Butterfly Rome (Dutch) Phelps vs Cavic 100M Butterfly Rome (Dutch) - YouTube Easier said than done, Ande! For most Masters swimmers, it's a huge leap from what they are currently doing to swimming like the best swimmers in the world. What we need to learn is how to get from Point A to Point B, developing the stroke in steps. Perhaps Adrianandcielo can make that leap, but for most of us, it is not too likely we can just "Do it like this", next time we get in the pool... :worms:

Before you can swim fly like Phelps you must develope your stroke technique. Which takes lots of thought to get it right. Most important keep it simple and it will work out for you. But dont expect Phelps' results immediatley.

Considering Phelps is like a mutated human better adapted at swimming butterfly, would his style really be a fundamental standard for swimming the stroke for normal humans?