I'm new at the butterfly stroke and struggle to do 6x33yds with a freestyle return(100 ft pool) in one workout. I do these with a full recovery (3 min). After that I'll have to switch to some other stroke because I'm pretty much shot.
What are typical workouts and distances that strong flyers do that I should try to build to? I'm thinking that 10x50's would be a great goal?
This may seem a little counterintuitive, but for drill I prefer pulling fly with a buoy to using fins . . . the buoy keeps the hips up in more or less the desired position, and doesn't affect the kick dramatically. To me, it feels more like the real thing than swimming it with fins, and you can break the stroke down and think a bit because your hips aren't heading to the bottom on each cycle. Doesn't seem to unduly stress the shoulders, either.
This may seem a little counterintuitive, but for drill I prefer pulling fly with a buoy to using fins . . . the buoy keeps the hips up in more or less the desired position, and doesn't affect the kick dramatically. To me, it feels more like the real thing than swimming it with fins, and you can break the stroke down and think a bit because your hips aren't heading to the bottom on each cycle. Doesn't seem to unduly stress the shoulders, either.
