I just started doing this this week and have already felt an improvement in my stroke. So I was just curious to know if anyone else breathes to the side on fly?
If you do, do you keep your head to the side, or do you flip back and forth between front and side? What advatages to you notice to side breathing as compared to front? How to you make adjustments for the arm you can't see?
If you don't, have you ever considered trying it? What advantages to you see in breathing to the front as compared to the side?
Just thought it would be interesting to find out about different peoples swimming styles.
There are enough great side-breathing flyers out there that I think it's crazy to suggest it isn't a good way to swim it. Besides Esposito another one that comes to mind is Mel Stewart. It definitely seems to help some people keep their heads lower when breathing and that's very important. Once your legs start dropping you're done!
I don't do it personally because it just doesn't feel natural. That said, my front-breathing fly isn't exactly setting the pool on fire :D
There are enough great side-breathing flyers out there that I think it's crazy to suggest it isn't a good way to swim it. Besides Esposito another one that comes to mind is Mel Stewart. It definitely seems to help some people keep their heads lower when breathing and that's very important. Once your legs start dropping you're done!
I don't do it personally because it just doesn't feel natural. That said, my front-breathing fly isn't exactly setting the pool on fire :D
