Hi,
I'm a butterfly beginner and currently having problem with my hips sinking too much when my arms start with the recovery. I posted some videos at my blog (http://blog.grkovic.com/?p=30) Hips sink so much that first downkick barely lifts them above them the water. Sometimes, they don't even come out.
If anybody would have any suggestions, I would appreciate it a lot.
Thanks.
- Predrag.
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What I don't find useful is trying to emulate Olympians racing. I am not in their brains or bodies, I do not have their individual balance (or trade-off) of glide and stroke (and what happens to glide in fly if you start the stroke as soon as your hands enter the water?), I do not have their physique, and so on.
Thanks Marjorie.
You have the point about this. I was also wondering how much of the difference makes only their speed (around 2m/s compared to my 1m/s). Probably my hips would have sunk less with the exact same move if there was double water flow that tends to lift them up. I was wondering many times if it's possible to swim butterfly slow or water dynamics would completely break apart. Do you think Phelps would be able to swim fly with half of his usual speed?
One of Phelps's drills demonstrated on his DVD is to take an extra dolphin kick with hands and arms in pre-catch position before starting the stroke.
Which DVD are you referring to? Does extra kick mean 3 kicks per one armstroke?
I used to watch Phelps' butterfly training 1, 2 and 3, but unfortunately they removed them from youtube and I didn't save them :(
Thanks again.
- Predrag.
What I don't find useful is trying to emulate Olympians racing. I am not in their brains or bodies, I do not have their individual balance (or trade-off) of glide and stroke (and what happens to glide in fly if you start the stroke as soon as your hands enter the water?), I do not have their physique, and so on.
Thanks Marjorie.
You have the point about this. I was also wondering how much of the difference makes only their speed (around 2m/s compared to my 1m/s). Probably my hips would have sunk less with the exact same move if there was double water flow that tends to lift them up. I was wondering many times if it's possible to swim butterfly slow or water dynamics would completely break apart. Do you think Phelps would be able to swim fly with half of his usual speed?
One of Phelps's drills demonstrated on his DVD is to take an extra dolphin kick with hands and arms in pre-catch position before starting the stroke.
Which DVD are you referring to? Does extra kick mean 3 kicks per one armstroke?
I used to watch Phelps' butterfly training 1, 2 and 3, but unfortunately they removed them from youtube and I didn't save them :(
Thanks again.
- Predrag.
