We had a videotaping session in practice on Wed and I got some video of my butterfly. I've been trying to work on my butterfly lately but I could really use some pointers and suggestions for specific things to work on and how to work on them.
Clearly the turnover is too slow. Lack of range of motion in my shoulders doesn't allow me to keep my hands at the surface while my chest is down the way that people like Phelps do. In the underwater side view it looks like my hips sink way too much and then don't quite make it back up to the surface, but I don't know what to do about that other than a quicker recovery.
youtube.com/watch
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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For sure I can say, like others have, that your hands enter too far apart. Keep them shoulder width apart at the entry. Then scull out, then back in under the neck, then push straight back to just below the belly button, and then flare your hands out.
What I'm not 100% certain about is that you may be breathing too late. It looks like your arms and head collapse down on the water at the same time. I think you want to get your head down sooner, which might only be possible if you breathe sooner. It's hard to for me to see this in the clip, but perhaps it's something to think about.
For sure I can say, like others have, that your hands enter too far apart. Keep them shoulder width apart at the entry. Then scull out, then back in under the neck, then push straight back to just below the belly button, and then flare your hands out.
What I'm not 100% certain about is that you may be breathing too late. It looks like your arms and head collapse down on the water at the same time. I think you want to get your head down sooner, which might only be possible if you breathe sooner. It's hard to for me to see this in the clip, but perhaps it's something to think about.
