After resisting my coach's suggestion to learn butterfrog, I am finally relenting and taking the advice of King Frog, Nadine Day, and my team's relay coach, Donna Hooe. I can swim a legal butterfly forever (well, 2,000 yards non-stop that I know of), but it's slow. I would like to improve my times on both 200 fly and 400 IM, so my goal is to learn a legal (and good!) butterfrog.
I saw instant positive improvements in my stroke count and 200-pace, 25-yard split. What used to be a 10-stroke 25 yard butterfly is now 8 strokes, and my time at 200 pace dropped almost two seconds. I have only practiced this for a few hundred yards, so I have a long way to go to getting it right!
First of all, the undulation is missing, and I need to get the feel for it. I also notice that I'm not getting completely around on recovery and my wrists are bending on entry. In time, I'm sure I can work these out.
Is this butterfrog legal? What suggestions do you have on how to improve? King Frog, I would especially appreciate your feedback as always! :agree:
Topside- http://youtu.be/0yVfdN5CcXY
Thanks flyers and frogs!
It's interesting (and good) how much undulation you get. Most people using the *** kick on fly seem to go up and down too much. You are getting forward motion from the undulation. Great videos, very clear.
Wow, thanks, Betsy! :D That's encouraging news, and I appreciate your feedback.
As for Bruce's videos, he's getting pretty good at it! :banana: He used to have to bend down on this knees and dunk the camera underwater while holding onto it; but, I rigged up a more comfortable option for him. The camera is now on a mount that is attached to a pvc pipe, so he can stand on deck while filming me, and just turn the pipe.
It's interesting (and good) how much undulation you get. Most people using the *** kick on fly seem to go up and down too much. You are getting forward motion from the undulation. Great videos, very clear.
Wow, thanks, Betsy! :D That's encouraging news, and I appreciate your feedback.
As for Bruce's videos, he's getting pretty good at it! :banana: He used to have to bend down on this knees and dunk the camera underwater while holding onto it; but, I rigged up a more comfortable option for him. The camera is now on a mount that is attached to a pvc pipe, so he can stand on deck while filming me, and just turn the pipe.
