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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I like to do 3 single arm (left), then one full stroke (no breathing), then 3 single arm (right).
Here I am using the single arm to breathe/rest and anticipate to go on to 2 single arm on each with one full stroke (no breathing), then 1 single arm etc. until I then start to be able to incorporate a breathe to the front in full stroke every other cycle, still using single arm to rest/breathe until eventually I can swim full stroke (no single arm).
Like GZoltners mentions it is important to recover single arm fly with a straight arm to atleast get the one arm action correct, otherwise it is easy to get into a sort of single arm free/fly swim thing going on..
I have been told that fly with a kick board is a big NO NO! - not getting the right motion and possibly injury to the back (any comments?)
I like to do 3 single arm (left), then one full stroke (no breathing), then 3 single arm (right).
Here I am using the single arm to breathe/rest and anticipate to go on to 2 single arm on each with one full stroke (no breathing), then 1 single arm etc. until I then start to be able to incorporate a breathe to the front in full stroke every other cycle, still using single arm to rest/breathe until eventually I can swim full stroke (no single arm).
Like GZoltners mentions it is important to recover single arm fly with a straight arm to atleast get the one arm action correct, otherwise it is easy to get into a sort of single arm free/fly swim thing going on..
I have been told that fly with a kick board is a big NO NO! - not getting the right motion and possibly injury to the back (any comments?)
