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.
My advice for you is:
1) Train for the 500 free
2) Kicking: Improve your SDK & butterfly kick
3) Develop butterfly easy speed, (which sounds like an oxymoron)
4) Improve your butterfly technique,
5) get a Speedy Suit
6) swim 1 or 2 fast correctly split 200 fly's in practice each week &
7) master correct splitting for your 200 fly
I do #1 pretty much all the time. Most of my workouts are a freestyle base or IM base. I don't really do that much full stroke fly in practice anymore.
#2 I really should work on more. My strongest kick is my kick as my hands are finishing the stroke past the hips. I'm sure I could improve with my SDKs though. Always something to work on.
#3 & #4 Check. Can do. This takes lots of time to be relaxed and swim fast fly. I've always had the "natural fly stroke" from the age group years.
#5 Yingfa Baby!!! $33!!!
#6 1 or 2??!?! Full 200s!!???!! I'll just save these for the meets. :)
#7 This is the biggie!! I love to get out fast...and this is also the killer for me. I don't have enough true endurance to be able to hold on to my splits, but my heart still wants to try!! This is the part That Guy really enjoys in the head to head races. Hopefully we'll actually get to go head to head this next fall sometime!! :banana:
Very nice advice Ande!! It's good to know that I'm already 80% or so following your advice. :applaud:
My advice for you is:
1) Train for the 500 free
2) Kicking: Improve your SDK & butterfly kick
3) Develop butterfly easy speed, (which sounds like an oxymoron)
4) Improve your butterfly technique,
5) get a Speedy Suit
6) swim 1 or 2 fast correctly split 200 fly's in practice each week &
7) master correct splitting for your 200 fly
I do #1 pretty much all the time. Most of my workouts are a freestyle base or IM base. I don't really do that much full stroke fly in practice anymore.
#2 I really should work on more. My strongest kick is my kick as my hands are finishing the stroke past the hips. I'm sure I could improve with my SDKs though. Always something to work on.
#3 & #4 Check. Can do. This takes lots of time to be relaxed and swim fast fly. I've always had the "natural fly stroke" from the age group years.
#5 Yingfa Baby!!! $33!!!
#6 1 or 2??!?! Full 200s!!???!! I'll just save these for the meets. :)
#7 This is the biggie!! I love to get out fast...and this is also the killer for me. I don't have enough true endurance to be able to hold on to my splits, but my heart still wants to try!! This is the part That Guy really enjoys in the head to head races. Hopefully we'll actually get to go head to head this next fall sometime!! :banana:
Very nice advice Ande!! It's good to know that I'm already 80% or so following your advice. :applaud:
