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 like this drill a lot, but in reverse order, two strokes of fly, two pulls of breaststroke, all with only one breath, come up to breathe as your arms get ready to pull the fly again. I do 25s of this drill and it seems to (a) get me completely out of breath, but (b) get me to move continuously with the dolphin kick/body undulation. . . .
Hmm, every coach I've had has wanted me to breathe every stroke in fly and BR, even in practice. But I'll try this drill.
Ahelee (or anyone), can you speak to the glide in fly? Where/when does it occur?
Thanks.
I like this drill a lot, but in reverse order, two strokes of fly, two pulls of breaststroke, all with only one breath, come up to breathe as your arms get ready to pull the fly again. I do 25s of this drill and it seems to (a) get me completely out of breath, but (b) get me to move continuously with the dolphin kick/body undulation. . . .
Hmm, every coach I've had has wanted me to breathe every stroke in fly and BR, even in practice. But I'll try this drill.
Ahelee (or anyone), can you speak to the glide in fly? Where/when does it occur?
Thanks.
