Hello, I'm a UK swimmer (41) who took up swimming following a running injury 4 years ago. A familiar scenario to many. My freestyle and breaststroke is OK and infact I do fairly well in a breaststroke set at the club.
My butterfly is like a stone in the water however. I have chatted to other members , the coach, and watched the good guys, but it does not seem to happen. I get no real leg power on a kick in, kick out rhythym for each arm pull. I know the power comes from the stomach as well as the legs and I know rhythym is important. Has anybody had any great moments of enlightenment. No amount of drill work seems to make a huge difference. Any ideas ?
I'm working on my fly also. (An age group coach "fixed" my stroke long ago, and I've been trying to break bad habits ever since.)
One day I had pulled my hamstring (softball), and tried swimming with minimal kicking. My fly felt very smooth that day. Maybe you should try that extreme (almost no kicking), and see if it makes a difference. (I'm sure real flyers will have better suggestions shortly.)
I'm working on my fly also. (An age group coach "fixed" my stroke long ago, and I've been trying to break bad habits ever since.)
One day I had pulled my hamstring (softball), and tried swimming with minimal kicking. My fly felt very smooth that day. Maybe you should try that extreme (almost no kicking), and see if it makes a difference. (I'm sure real flyers will have better suggestions shortly.)
