I decided to learn butterfly this week(so far I have been swimming freestyle and breaststroke).I watched a ton of videos of butterfly and know the basics of that stroke.However, I was wondering if some people here remember their first time trying to swim it and how soon after you first tried it you figured it out, because I don't seem to coordinate all the movements right and my effort is pretyy much over once i throw my hands over the water for the first time(that's when i lose my kick).I thought maybe I should do it in phases, so I would like to see if someone could suggest some separate drills or something that would gradually lead to a better feel of the entire stroke.
Thanks a lot.
My first time swimming it was age 6. The end of practice was a bunch of relays (like 8 people per lane), including butterfly. I told the coach I had never swum butterfly, and he said to imitate the others.
I remember at age 11, a coach decided my stroke was wrong, and got me to breath during the armstroke recovery. :mad:
Needless to say, I've never gotten fly, although I am getting closer now that a lot of bad habits are being broken. If you find the magic incantation that fixes your fly, please share. :)
My first time swimming it was age 6. The end of practice was a bunch of relays (like 8 people per lane), including butterfly. I told the coach I had never swum butterfly, and he said to imitate the others.
I remember at age 11, a coach decided my stroke was wrong, and got me to breath during the armstroke recovery. :mad:
Needless to say, I've never gotten fly, although I am getting closer now that a lot of bad habits are being broken. If you find the magic incantation that fixes your fly, please share. :)
