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!
I find I do better with a dolphin kick also,similar to what you do.
I don't see the benefit in NOT doing a dolphin kick, so I'll stick with what I'm doing and work on improving it. I'm trying to keep my arms closer to the surface and keep my head between my biceps, so Bruce is is going to shoot more video so I can get that needed feedback.
I find I do better with a dolphin kick also,similar to what you do.
I don't see the benefit in NOT doing a dolphin kick, so I'll stick with what I'm doing and work on improving it. I'm trying to keep my arms closer to the surface and keep my head between my biceps, so Bruce is is going to shoot more video so I can get that needed feedback.
