I've been trying to focus on my butterfly lately, and I really seem to have a problem getting a breathing pattern that works. First I had to slow down my pace, and really concentrate on my kick, but I'm still having trouble breathing. I seem to remember every 3rd stroke being a good pattern, but my brain says every 2nd would be better. Unfortunately, if I try for every other, it almost seems like I'm working harder to get my face up to catch a breath. Since our pool has just little ropes with floats, it really takes some doing to get above the waves and I'm trying to break myself of the side breathing habit.
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Thanks for all the replies. I think what I'm hearing is that I need to just keep practicing doing every other stroke breathing. It's just so inefficient. My brain would rather do something like every 3 or every 4.
Oh, and I guess I really need to work those SDK's so I don't have to actually swim so much.
Thanks for all the replies. I think what I'm hearing is that I need to just keep practicing doing every other stroke breathing. It's just so inefficient. My brain would rather do something like every 3 or every 4.
Oh, and I guess I really need to work those SDK's so I don't have to actually swim so much.
