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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Rob, thanks a lot for your comments.
Your elbows are sinking.
I thought I knew what this means, but maybe I don't. I thought my elbows are high enough, especially on side by side photos on my blog, the last one.
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Is there anywhere side by side photos of high and low elbows? That would help a lot.
Try to lay your arms on the surface of the water and at the same time "kick" your hips to the surface. the second kick can many times be a smaller stablizing kick.
I noticed that when my hands enter the water, I try to keep the same position as when I jump into the water, that's why probably my hands go to deep, instead of laying them softly on the water surface. This could be why my chest and head don't go below my hands on my hands entry.
Thanks a lot for your advice. And thanks for the video. Is the video, by any chance, part of a DVD?
Best regards.
- Predrag.
Rob, thanks a lot for your comments.
Your elbows are sinking.
I thought I knew what this means, but maybe I don't. I thought my elbows are high enough, especially on side by side photos on my blog, the last one.
1821
Is there anywhere side by side photos of high and low elbows? That would help a lot.
Try to lay your arms on the surface of the water and at the same time "kick" your hips to the surface. the second kick can many times be a smaller stablizing kick.
I noticed that when my hands enter the water, I try to keep the same position as when I jump into the water, that's why probably my hands go to deep, instead of laying them softly on the water surface. This could be why my chest and head don't go below my hands on my hands entry.
Thanks a lot for your advice. And thanks for the video. Is the video, by any chance, part of a DVD?
Best regards.
- Predrag.
