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.
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I must be weird then because after I started doing it more, then I thought it felt more natural to breathe to the side. Like I said before, I am actually seeing improvment in my stroke. I feel like it helps get my body waving better because I can see my head moving in relation to the lane lines and if they seem to be going just up and down then I know to put my into it. I also keep my head to the side the whole time...I tried breathing to the side and then putting back down, but that just made me dizzy.
~Kyra
I must be weird then because after I started doing it more, then I thought it felt more natural to breathe to the side. Like I said before, I am actually seeing improvment in my stroke. I feel like it helps get my body waving better because I can see my head moving in relation to the lane lines and if they seem to be going just up and down then I know to put my into it. I also keep my head to the side the whole time...I tried breathing to the side and then putting back down, but that just made me dizzy.
~Kyra
