Hey everyone:bliss:
I had a question about side breathing in the butterfly and was hoping someone could help me out as I've been experimenting with it but am not sure if I am doing it correctly. My question is this...
When bringing the head out of the water and turning it to the side do I keep my head in that position when again entering the water or do I move my head back to the front position after turning it. Sorry if this question is stupid but I like the feeling I get when I do the fly like this and want to make sure my head movements are correct.
Thanks!!!
...why would you want to side breathe in fly anyway? ... It seems you would have to get out of the water further to side breathe, which would expend more energy ...
To me it seems the opposite, like you have to get out of the water further to breathe to the front. So I breathe to the side.
Now, in my case, I have a bit of a reason. I have a mild case of scoliosis, and a larger range of motion when turning my head to the right (as opposed to the left or up). So it's easier for me to reach the air when I turn my head to the right in fly. I also breathe exclusively to the right in free. Wikipedia says, "A scoliosis spinal columns curve of 10° or less affects 1.5% to 3% of individuals". I wonder if side-breathing in fly is similarly rare.
My guess is that in some cases, cervical anatomy might have something to do with breathing preferences in fly & free.
...why would you want to side breathe in fly anyway? ... It seems you would have to get out of the water further to side breathe, which would expend more energy ...
To me it seems the opposite, like you have to get out of the water further to breathe to the front. So I breathe to the side.
Now, in my case, I have a bit of a reason. I have a mild case of scoliosis, and a larger range of motion when turning my head to the right (as opposed to the left or up). So it's easier for me to reach the air when I turn my head to the right in fly. I also breathe exclusively to the right in free. Wikipedia says, "A scoliosis spinal columns curve of 10° or less affects 1.5% to 3% of individuals". I wonder if side-breathing in fly is similarly rare.
My guess is that in some cases, cervical anatomy might have something to do with breathing preferences in fly & free.
