Race stratergy for the 100 yard butterfly... If i go 24.49 for a 50 what should my first 50 and last 50 be ? My coach says my first 50 should be swam at 'easy speed..How do you swim fly at 'easy speed'?
In addition to that . I heard that there is a glide phase in the 100 fly but i dont understand how to do it or what it is.
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There shouldn't be any passive glide phase when swimming the Fly, no matter the distance that has to be covered.
What could somehow lead to believe that there's one is the fact that the upper body *may* travel down (uppon arms entry) faster than the speed at which the hands travel. One of the most viewed fly technique clip shows this very clearly.
That said, if you don't have the shoulder flexibility to support this, then your hands should likely sink at the same speed as your upper body.
Michael Phelps - Butterfly 01 - YouTube
One thing remains sure, based on this clip, no matter the speed at which your hands are sinking, they certainly move downward. They won't remain still, not even a fraction of a second as this would impair your ability to increase the stroke rate.
It's as simple as that.
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There shouldn't be any passive glide phase when swimming the Fly, no matter the distance that has to be covered.
What could somehow lead to believe that there's one is the fact that the upper body *may* travel down (uppon arms entry) faster than the speed at which the hands travel. One of the most viewed fly technique clip shows this very clearly.
That said, if you don't have the shoulder flexibility to support this, then your hands should likely sink at the same speed as your upper body.
Michael Phelps - Butterfly 01 - YouTube
One thing remains sure, based on this clip, no matter the speed at which your hands are sinking, they certainly move downward. They won't remain still, not even a fraction of a second as this would impair your ability to increase the stroke rate.
It's as simple as that.
