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.
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I've always been partial to one arm fly to really feel the undulation effect(teeter-totter ) Keep one hand extended in front of you while you cycle thru your stroke with one arm. I do one arm down the lane and the opposite one back. Good luck hooked-on, when my butterfly is feeling good I feel powerful in the water, and I feel like I'm in good shape.
I've always been partial to one arm fly to really feel the undulation effect(teeter-totter ) Keep one hand extended in front of you while you cycle thru your stroke with one arm. I do one arm down the lane and the opposite one back. Good luck hooked-on, when my butterfly is feeling good I feel powerful in the water, and I feel like I'm in good shape.
