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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Originally posted by DAP
Thanks for the pointers. I'll give the butterfly drill a try. It may take some time to get the undulating body motion of the kick right. Maybe belly dancing lessons would work. ;)
My favorite drill for getting the undalation right is head-lead body dolphin. Push off the wall with your hands at your sides. Then start pulsing your chest. A way to make sure this happens is to lead with your head. The way I learned was to pretend that you are pushing a peanut along the floor with your nose. I find that by doing that, your whole body will follow that same wave motion. I hope that makes sense.:rolleyes: You don't go anywhere very fast when you first start doing this, so fins are sometimes a good idea...they also help to get your body to roll, IMO.
~Kyra
Originally posted by DAP
Thanks for the pointers. I'll give the butterfly drill a try. It may take some time to get the undulating body motion of the kick right. Maybe belly dancing lessons would work. ;)
My favorite drill for getting the undalation right is head-lead body dolphin. Push off the wall with your hands at your sides. Then start pulsing your chest. A way to make sure this happens is to lead with your head. The way I learned was to pretend that you are pushing a peanut along the floor with your nose. I find that by doing that, your whole body will follow that same wave motion. I hope that makes sense.:rolleyes: You don't go anywhere very fast when you first start doing this, so fins are sometimes a good idea...they also help to get your body to roll, IMO.
~Kyra
