How Can I Make My Body Dolphin Better?

OK. I bought a pair of blue Zoomers, primarily for helping with the body dolphin, but I've been practicing on the surface. I'll try some underwater. I purposely haven't tried doing it with a push off the wall either, as I had this idea to do a standing start and see if I could generate motion just from the dolphin. But I'll try that now too. my approach to BD on the surface and uw are completely different. on the surface it is a good idea to start from a dead-mans-float (this will enable to you to see if your BD is generating any forward momentum) i like to start like this: press your chest down (below your arms and head) while reaching your arms forward (shoulder width). for now let the legs just follow through. add the kick only after the core motion is really comfortable. before i swim i always stretch my back and shoulders with a modified cat/cow sequence: hands on a railing. bend over so that your body forms a 90 degree angle at the waist. exhale and let your chest sink below your arms (i usually get a few "ahh feels good spinal cracks" on the first one) inhale and curlyour back letting the crown of your head relax down. for me, this core body motion very closely simulates the surface BD motion except for the rhythm.

OK. I bought a pair of blue Zoomers, primarily for helping with the body dolphin, but I've been practicing on the surface. I'll try some underwater. I purposely haven't tried doing it with a push off the wall either, as I had this idea to do a standing start and see if I could generate motion just from the dolphin. But I'll try that now too. my approach to BD on the surface and uw are completely different. on the surface it is a good idea to start from a dead-mans-float (this will enable to you to see if your BD is generating any forward momentum) i like to start like this: press your chest down (below your arms and head) while reaching your arms forward (shoulder width). for now let the legs just follow through. add the kick only after the core motion is really comfortable. before i swim i always stretch my back and shoulders with a modified cat/cow sequence: hands on a railing. bend over so that your body forms a 90 degree angle at the waist. exhale and let your chest sink below your arms (i usually get a few "ahh feels good spinal cracks" on the first one) inhale and curlyour back letting the crown of your head relax down. for me, this core body motion very closely simulates the surface BD motion except for the rhythm.