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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Thanks George. Unfortunately for me, I think that I have practiced the bad timing so much that a lot of the time when it starts to "feel natural" I'm actually slipping back into my old pattern. After watching the team videos several times over in slow motion it seems pretty plausible that a lot of the slamming the arms into the water, diving down, excessive gliding and sculling, etc. is an attempt at compensating for the hips sinking due to the late kick. If so, I think if I fix the kick the "hard entry" should go away, and that should be a good check on whether I've got it right.
Thanks Ian, the difference in how close our hands come together is pretty easy to see, I'll have a go at getting them closer.
I've experimented with side breathing in fly, but had troubles with not keeping level and one hand hitting the water every so often, especially when swimming through other people's wakes. I actually swam breaststroke breathing to the side for a while... :eek: Oh, to be coordinated. :shakeshead:
Just got an email that the pool has closed for the day due to the storm. :frustrated:
Thanks George. Unfortunately for me, I think that I have practiced the bad timing so much that a lot of the time when it starts to "feel natural" I'm actually slipping back into my old pattern. After watching the team videos several times over in slow motion it seems pretty plausible that a lot of the slamming the arms into the water, diving down, excessive gliding and sculling, etc. is an attempt at compensating for the hips sinking due to the late kick. If so, I think if I fix the kick the "hard entry" should go away, and that should be a good check on whether I've got it right.
Thanks Ian, the difference in how close our hands come together is pretty easy to see, I'll have a go at getting them closer.
I've experimented with side breathing in fly, but had troubles with not keeping level and one hand hitting the water every so often, especially when swimming through other people's wakes. I actually swam breaststroke breathing to the side for a while... :eek: Oh, to be coordinated. :shakeshead:
Just got an email that the pool has closed for the day due to the storm. :frustrated:
