I recently had a disagreement with another swimmer about proper fly technique. After the recovery, where do the hands enter the water? I was taught they should enter the water a little wider than your shoulders, but he insisted that they should enter the water closer together, more like 6 inches apart. Which is correct? Does it make a difference whether you're swimming sprint fly or distance fly?
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Let me offer you some secret advice to learning to fly...
IT DOESN'T FLIPPIN' MATTER!!!!
If you are thinking first about what your arms are doing, you are missing the major point. You swim fly mostly with your body, not your arms. Learn an effective udulation technique first; this is often called a body dolphin. (To learn more, go to www.h2oustonswims.org; click on "Articles"; find the piece "Slip Slid'n Away")
Let me offer you some secret advice to learning to fly...
IT DOESN'T FLIPPIN' MATTER!!!!
If you are thinking first about what your arms are doing, you are missing the major point. You swim fly mostly with your body, not your arms. Learn an effective udulation technique first; this is often called a body dolphin. (To learn more, go to www.h2oustonswims.org; click on "Articles"; find the piece "Slip Slid'n Away")
