I am finally starting to get the hang of fly, but still can't swim a distance at one go - by distance, I mean fly-wise. i.e., more than 50 meters.
What is the key to flying distance? I wonder why I lose my wind only after 50 meters of flying when I can swim 1000 meters of freestyle without much fatigue.
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I don't have the answer to being able to swim more distance fly, but philosophically, in addition to all of the other excellent comments (I'm in the relaxed camp too) - remember where you axis is - *** and fly are short axis strokes, meaning that the axis is in your middle area, horizontally if you will (view point of person standing). Back and free are long axis strokes, meaning that the axis goes from the top of your head and cuts you in half.
Rotating the long axis is less taxing. Short axis is arms then legs - two major muscle groups.
One thing to try to make fly a bit less taxing is to try and breath fly the same as in *** - keep your my neck aligned with your spine as much as possible.
I don't have the answer to being able to swim more distance fly, but philosophically, in addition to all of the other excellent comments (I'm in the relaxed camp too) - remember where you axis is - *** and fly are short axis strokes, meaning that the axis is in your middle area, horizontally if you will (view point of person standing). Back and free are long axis strokes, meaning that the axis goes from the top of your head and cuts you in half.
Rotating the long axis is less taxing. Short axis is arms then legs - two major muscle groups.
One thing to try to make fly a bit less taxing is to try and breath fly the same as in *** - keep your my neck aligned with your spine as much as possible.
