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!
Butterfrog is legal in Masters meets,but not in USA-Swimming meets.My regular butterfly is faster than my butterfrog for about 75 yd,but that is the point at which I have to lengthen my stroke or I run the risk of "going vertical".At that point butterfrog is faster for me than my longer stroke butterfly.If you have a reasonably good breaststroke kick,the extra thrust of the kick helps keep your hips up so you are at less risk of going vertical. Butterfrog is much faster for me in a 200 fly than regular butterfly is.If you can keep a good rhythm going for 200 yd regular fly,then butterfrog is not for you,but for us mere mortals it might be worth a try,YMMV.
Butterfrog is legal in Masters meets,but not in USA-Swimming meets.My regular butterfly is faster than my butterfrog for about 75 yd,but that is the point at which I have to lengthen my stroke or I run the risk of "going vertical".At that point butterfrog is faster for me than my longer stroke butterfly.If you have a reasonably good breaststroke kick,the extra thrust of the kick helps keep your hips up so you are at less risk of going vertical. Butterfrog is much faster for me in a 200 fly than regular butterfly is.If you can keep a good rhythm going for 200 yd regular fly,then butterfrog is not for you,but for us mere mortals it might be worth a try,YMMV.
