Before I get started, I just want to say that I'm already aware of how nothing can be better than simply swimming the stroke.
Anyways, I swim at my city's community center pool and it is quite crowded in the lap lanes, on top of that, the people are not exactly polite. I need to work on my butterfly(and other strokes too, but mostly fly) for when my school's swim season starts, so it's pretty important.
Does anyone know any good drills or weight sets that I can possibly do to improve my butterfly without much time in the water? (I'm kinda starting to get sick of playing frogger every day trying to avoid people)
Thanks!
Oh, on a side note, whenever I swim for a while, I get really noticeable dark circles under my eyes, does anyone know the cause?
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One-arm fly is a crappy substitute but it's better than nothing. At least you can still get the body motion in with the single arm pull. Not a great supplement but it's better than nothing at all.
Breaststroke with dolphin kick doesn't take up much lane space.
Pull-ups and dips in the gym, especially pull-ups in the wide grip V position.
Rotator cuff exercises.
My fly improves the less I swim it. In fact, it is best when I don't swim it at all...
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Good luck keep practicing...lots of Fly kick on front side and back...the kick needs to be there to carry you through the longer races. Now, if I would just heed my own advice...
Hey, Stud, welcome back! I haven't seen you on the forums for awhile; nice of you to drop in. :D
My buddy recommended "Swedish" goggles, are those any good?
Kind of agree with Jazz on the snobby quasi purist attitude about swedes.
I don't know about snobby, haha.
I've been wearing swedes for over 15 years. I always recommend them to people with the warning that they take getting used to. When you're used to rubber/foam padding, they will feel harsh around the eyes at first. Maybe for a couple weeks. Most importantly, they eliminated water leakage for me. They're also cheap and easily replaceable. If you forgot to bring your goggles to a meet or they break, swedes are always available. They're also super quick and easy to adjust. No other goggle is so versatile.
I am thinking of switching meet goggles, but I'll probably always wear swedes for practice.
Unfortunately a snorkel is required but doing dolphin kick with hands at the sides works for me. I feel it was responsible for accomplishing a fairly decent 25m fly time the first time...
Someone over on the Butterfly Lane suggested doing lots of dolphin kicking with arms held to your side.
I'm a "fly" newbie, only having learned back in June of this year, but I've continued working on my kick during every workout and slowly but surely, I'm starting to see results. And, I think using a snorkel (or "dorkel" as some like to call it) makes all the difference. I can really focus on my kick without having to come up for air.
No. That just means your buddy is a goggle snob.
Kind of agree with Jazz on the snobby quasi purist attitude about swedes.
Oh, please. What, did your subscription to People magazine run out?
Unfortunately a snorkel is required but doing dolphin kick with hands at the sides works for me. I feel it was responsible for accomplishing a fairly decent 25m fly time the first time I tried the stroke, like 16 something seconds. Still haven't actually started, or properly mastered this stroke yet but I do have reservations.
My fly improves the less I swim it. In fact, it is best when I don't swim it at all...
;)
Good luck keep practicing...lots of Fly kick on front side and back...the kick needs to be there to carry you through the longer races. Now, if I would just heed my own advice...
