Hi,
I need help with my butterfly stroke. Does anyone know of any good drills that would help with the timing of breathing? I've been told that I breath too late in my stroke and lift my head too high. When I try to modify my stroke, I get a lung full of water. Any tips?
-GG
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If you do one arm fly drill, keep the arm straight like it really is doing butterfly.
Do some 25s fly with lots of rest. The more tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate and the more your stroke will degrade.
I put together a pretty nice fly for my 400 IM and 90% of my fly was sets of 25s. Anything longer for me and my fly gets really bad. No point in practicing that.
If 25s are too far, do some pushoffs with 6 strokes, breathing every 2, and then swim easy to the wall. Anything where you can do good stroke.
Swim fast,
Greg
If you do one arm fly drill, keep the arm straight like it really is doing butterfly.
Do some 25s fly with lots of rest. The more tired you are, the harder it is to concentrate and the more your stroke will degrade.
I put together a pretty nice fly for my 400 IM and 90% of my fly was sets of 25s. Anything longer for me and my fly gets really bad. No point in practicing that.
If 25s are too far, do some pushoffs with 6 strokes, breathing every 2, and then swim easy to the wall. Anything where you can do good stroke.
Swim fast,
Greg
