So, I am a so-so butterflyer--go 27.5 in the 50 yds and 1:04 IN THE 100 (59 yds old). I can only maintain body position and foreward motion if I am going around :32 on the 50's. I can't maintain any form and swim slower. Anything slower than this and I take on a cork like profile--all bobbing. I would like to learn to swim the 200 but there is no way in this life that I can maintain a :32 sec split--I want to know how I should train/what I should do to smooth out my form, swim slower and be able to hit ~ :36 sec's on the 50's. A mid 2::20's on the 200 would suit me fine.
So, not trying to be smart but I find minimal motivation in this story but a lot of envy on my part. I don't understand her stroke form! I struggle from the 100 yd point on and anything looking like miles has zero interest to me. I even have a hard time driving that far! I am more interested in lengthening my stroke (couple of good suggestions already on this--appreciate the help)or finding some manner to improve my core/kick. I find any pace over 32 sec on the 50's causes me to sink and do the "bob stroke". I don't know how to plane out and move efficiently. I am concerned that my conditioning may be insufficient and my training faulty. When I used to compete I would always negatively split the 100 fly (coasting on the first 50 and sprinting to win on the second) now I can't coast and struggle to finish the last 25 yds. Anything over 2700 yds in practice causes a great deal of muscle pain (arms and joints) so I try to stay around 2500 yds ~ five days a week. I don't mean to sound like such a whinner.
So, not trying to be smart but I find minimal motivation in this story but a lot of envy on my part. I don't understand her stroke form! I struggle from the 100 yd point on and anything looking like miles has zero interest to me. I even have a hard time driving that far! I am more interested in lengthening my stroke (couple of good suggestions already on this--appreciate the help)or finding some manner to improve my core/kick. I find any pace over 32 sec on the 50's causes me to sink and do the "bob stroke". I don't know how to plane out and move efficiently. I am concerned that my conditioning may be insufficient and my training faulty. When I used to compete I would always negatively split the 100 fly (coasting on the first 50 and sprinting to win on the second) now I can't coast and struggle to finish the last 25 yds. Anything over 2700 yds in practice causes a great deal of muscle pain (arms and joints) so I try to stay around 2500 yds ~ five days a week. I don't mean to sound like such a whinner.
