You downkicked while you were pulling
Your legs went proactive
Your arms slammed
You heaved when you should have surged
You yawed when you should have pitched
You lost track of your legs
You hemmed when you should have hawed
YOU KNOW YOUR BUTTERSTRUGGLE WHEN -
You are worried about your looks
Your breathing is like a woman in labor
You got a mouthful
You've redefined top dead center
Your arms lost their lift
You got a literal ton of feedback
Gulls are circling
Kids are drowning
Parents
Former Member
Quote:
"I knew a butterflyer on our age group team who could manage a 53 second hundred when he was 16 years old. He couldn't train butterfly at all however. Anything over 5 or 6 lengths would cause a total meltdown because it was a power based stroke rather than rhythm."
I can relate to that because I am strong (albeit old) and I found rather quickly that I can do 25 damn fast even when I am swimming it all wrong.
Quote:
"just skimming along the surface"
I think that's one of the keys to learning too.
Backstroke is the one stroke I can literally do all day long too. Problem is that I tend to relax too much when doing backstroke. I have to quickly change to something else if I want to avoid a collision.
Quote:
"I knew a butterflyer on our age group team who could manage a 53 second hundred when he was 16 years old. He couldn't train butterfly at all however. Anything over 5 or 6 lengths would cause a total meltdown because it was a power based stroke rather than rhythm."
I can relate to that because I am strong (albeit old) and I found rather quickly that I can do 25 damn fast even when I am swimming it all wrong.
Quote:
"just skimming along the surface"
I think that's one of the keys to learning too.
Backstroke is the one stroke I can literally do all day long too. Problem is that I tend to relax too much when doing backstroke. I have to quickly change to something else if I want to avoid a collision.
