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 don't know how helpful it is in the learning process but one of the main things that distinguishes butterfly from butterstruggle is whether the butt break the surface. Most people who haven't got the stroke down yet never get their hips up to the surface. It's a relatively easy thing to check as you try to figure out how your stroke is developing.
Another thing to be aware of is the one kick versus two kick stroke. The TI approach develops a one kick stroke and if you are not aware of that it can be confusing.
I don't know how helpful it is in the learning process but one of the main things that distinguishes butterfly from butterstruggle is whether the butt break the surface. Most people who haven't got the stroke down yet never get their hips up to the surface. It's a relatively easy thing to check as you try to figure out how your stroke is developing.
Another thing to be aware of is the one kick versus two kick stroke. The TI approach develops a one kick stroke and if you are not aware of that it can be confusing.
