The Butterfly stroke is quite an enigma to swimming. I've become increasingly fascinated by it in the past two years and am beginning to set my sights on the 200 Fly, so...
Here are some Butterfly Threads from this forum I thought contained useful information (including lots of links and a few images), as well as a few popular web site links I've collected. If you have other favorite links then feel free to attach them to this thread.
USMS Forum Threads
Training For Butterfly, esp. 200m
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Improving Butterfly
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
200 Butterfly Strategy Advice?
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
How Much Difference Does A Good Coach Make???
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Other Web Links
Slip-Slid’n’ Away, by Coach Emmett Hines
www.h2oustonswims.org/.../slip_sliding_away.html
Vive le Papillon! by Coach Emmett Hines
www.h2oustonswims.org/.../vive_le_papillon.html
Learning to Fly - about TOM BOETTCHER
www.thomasboettcher.org/.../default.htm
also mentioning Tom:
http://www.bigshoulders.org/
USMS Coaches Committee Quarterly - Summer/Fall 2000 (pg2)
www.usms.org/.../ccq00sufa.pdf
Question #2: What do you find to be the greatest stroke flaw for butterfly swimmers that you coach, and what do you do to help correct it?
I believe it was Scott Rabalais who wrote an article a year or two ago on butterfly technique for Swim Magazine (which was what we then got with our memberships) called something like "Duck & Dive". I liked it (especially the photos), but I can't find it on-line (not without a subscription anyway).
www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../
This back page article in the 1st issue of USMS Swimmer is a very interesting history lesson:
www.usmsswimmer.com/.../splashback.pdf
As always, there are a host of links and resources at USMS, starting with Technique Articles:
www.usms.org/.../articledisplay.php
