It seems like I do better in fly if I make an effort to ride high in the water. Sometimes I try to convert all of my pull into forward motion and I feel like I am sinking and my body is too low in the water.
Should a good part of the pull be used to regain height in the water? Is this the primary function of the pull? Does most of the forward gain come from the recovery portion with high hips rather than the pull?
Still trying to figure this stroke out.
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this really got my attention from the above link:
"...teach a swimmer maximum efficiency with a focus on keeping balance forward."
it fits with what i've learned about butterfly regarding "think forward, not up."
i've been practicing fly since at least 2001, and i still cannot do it to my satisfaction "at will". but there are times when everything seems to fit and it is just a relaxed, fluid series of movements... and i feel well balanced moving through the water (not too much unlike "front quadrant swimming"). timing is definitely a key component.
How high?
I'd say high enough to get a clean breath and recovery, but not so high that it kills your speed (going up more than forward). keeping the hips high seems more important than getting the head or shoulders high for a breath or the recovery.
this really got my attention from the above link:
"...teach a swimmer maximum efficiency with a focus on keeping balance forward."
it fits with what i've learned about butterfly regarding "think forward, not up."
i've been practicing fly since at least 2001, and i still cannot do it to my satisfaction "at will". but there are times when everything seems to fit and it is just a relaxed, fluid series of movements... and i feel well balanced moving through the water (not too much unlike "front quadrant swimming"). timing is definitely a key component.
How high?
I'd say high enough to get a clean breath and recovery, but not so high that it kills your speed (going up more than forward). keeping the hips high seems more important than getting the head or shoulders high for a breath or the recovery.
