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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Now that you've been given the advice here, I would retain it....but I still think you need to do a lot of one-arm fly drilling to find your rhythm while you work on incorporating the pieces of advice. One-arm fly drills can help you work on "cleaning up" your catch and follow-thru, as well as help with the timing of your breathing. Also, you won't be laboring so much with the drill (as you would with full fly), so you have the opportunity to go further and work on your stroke mechanics before you "graduate" to doing full fly with your newly-acquired skills. One way to work it into your workout is to do 10x50 one-arm fly drill... and then after doing that for a few workouts, add full-fly following the one-arm drill, and see how it feels. I think you'll notice quite a difference.
Now that you've been given the advice here, I would retain it....but I still think you need to do a lot of one-arm fly drilling to find your rhythm while you work on incorporating the pieces of advice. One-arm fly drills can help you work on "cleaning up" your catch and follow-thru, as well as help with the timing of your breathing. Also, you won't be laboring so much with the drill (as you would with full fly), so you have the opportunity to go further and work on your stroke mechanics before you "graduate" to doing full fly with your newly-acquired skills. One way to work it into your workout is to do 10x50 one-arm fly drill... and then after doing that for a few workouts, add full-fly following the one-arm drill, and see how it feels. I think you'll notice quite a difference.
