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 ?
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i remember someone replying to this subject before,maybe it was gareth.The reply was to not rush and overtrain fly,rather to incorporate it gradually into your workout,maybe only 25 m each session to start,with a few kicking drills.then gradually increase very slowly.I find i'm better keeping fly towards the end of the workout as it seems to really zap up my energy..also i can give it all ive got without slacking
i remember someone replying to this subject before,maybe it was gareth.The reply was to not rush and overtrain fly,rather to incorporate it gradually into your workout,maybe only 25 m each session to start,with a few kicking drills.then gradually increase very slowly.I find i'm better keeping fly towards the end of the workout as it seems to really zap up my energy..also i can give it all ive got without slacking
