It is with some trepidation that I start this thread as I expect that many if not most Forumites will approach this issue with initial antagonism to my position in favor of butterfrog as explicated in the "both sides of the lane line" article in the current issue of SWIMMER but I ask Y'all to approach it with an open mind.(I expect antagonism as even my friends refer to my beloved and beautiful breaststroke as"evilstroke so I shudder at the initial reaction to butterfrog.)But look at the argument:George argues against it on historical and aesthetic grounds where as my argument is more practical.As to the aesthetic argument,what is uglier,both to the spectator and the participant than going vertical on butterfly.
George you are a great swimmer and an inspiration,but when is the last time you swam a 200 fly at a meet?
I have been trying to figure out a way to incorporate a whip kick with dolphin kick. Maybe at turns or if I go vertical. It is a hard transition for me but I would think there is somewhere that a whip/frog kick could fit into the stroke without using it the whole race. Anyone ever experimented?
In a 100 fly I change to butterfrog when/if I start to lose timing on fly.I find the transition easy.My tips for learning butterfrog were cut from the column due to space considerations.I think the easiest way to learn is to start swimming BR then begin using a fly pull after a few strokes.Since the pull is longer than in BR it is easy to begin to add a dolphin kick at the point the second dolphin would be in fly so that you retain 2 kicks,one whip and one dolphin.Especially on a 200 fly use the momentum from the whip kick to "ride the glide."
I have been trying to figure out a way to incorporate a whip kick with dolphin kick. Maybe at turns or if I go vertical. It is a hard transition for me but I would think there is somewhere that a whip/frog kick could fit into the stroke without using it the whole race. Anyone ever experimented?
In a 100 fly I change to butterfrog when/if I start to lose timing on fly.I find the transition easy.My tips for learning butterfrog were cut from the column due to space considerations.I think the easiest way to learn is to start swimming BR then begin using a fly pull after a few strokes.Since the pull is longer than in BR it is easy to begin to add a dolphin kick at the point the second dolphin would be in fly so that you retain 2 kicks,one whip and one dolphin.Especially on a 200 fly use the momentum from the whip kick to "ride the glide."
