Today, for whatever reason, I made a focused effort to sight the end of the pool, albeit momentarily, during my breath. I think it helped me keep correct orientation and pitch thus helping my body dolphin. I think before I was just looking cross eyed into the water ahead and not really picking the end of the pool as the focus. It was cool seeing the wall "rapidly" approaching.
So my question is, should you not look at any discernable thing and zone out looking for the tee, or should you take a conscious peek at the wall on every breath to help keep body orientation?
What say you?
Oddly enough, I have never had any shoulder problems with butterfly. Perhaps it is the shared stresses that alleviate any injuries, both arms working at once.
The entry is with hands about shoulder width with the hands relaxed and thumbs a little down (lower than the rest of the hand, not more than that). Scull out, keeping elbows high and try to press the chest down, as if diving into the stroke. When the hands are in plane with the elbows and shoulders, the thumbs should be pointing at each other and about shoulder width again. Make any sense?
Oddly enough, I have never had any shoulder problems with butterfly. Perhaps it is the shared stresses that alleviate any injuries, both arms working at once.
The entry is with hands about shoulder width with the hands relaxed and thumbs a little down (lower than the rest of the hand, not more than that). Scull out, keeping elbows high and try to press the chest down, as if diving into the stroke. When the hands are in plane with the elbows and shoulders, the thumbs should be pointing at each other and about shoulder width again. Make any sense?
