Butterfly, beautiful to watch, difficult to train.
We SDK off every wall.
We're most likely to smack hands with each other and those beside us.
Fly's fun to sprint but no fun when the piano comes down
What did you do in practice today?
the breastroke lane
The Middle Distance Lane
The Backstroke Lane
The Butterfly Lane
The SDK Lane
The Taper Lane
The Distance Lane
The IM Lane
The Sprint Free Lane
The Pool Deck
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Former Member
Hey flyers, for the Forumites who don't know me, I'm a breaststroker who would like to improve my fly for IM. I have some new videos and would appreciate any constructive criticism you can provide. Thanks!
http://youtu.be/t-Whp4XSVb0 - This is a clip of 25 yards EZ fly; :21 second and 10 strokes, followed by a turn.
Two things that I see from your video have to do with the recovery. 1) Your arms are crashing down into the water. This is pulling your body at a downward angle. You want to try to land them softly on top of the water.
Instead of forcing them into the water, try stretching them toward the wall, like you are reaching to touch it.
2) Allow your arms to land slightly wider than shoudler width. This will allow the upper body to sink into a position where the arms can anchor high on the water. As you try this, it will feel weird but weird is good. I like to imagine that my arms are pointed to where the lane lines and wall meet each other.
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Former Member
Hey flyers, for the Forumites who don't know me, I'm a breaststroker who would like to improve my fly for IM. I have some new videos and would appreciate any constructive criticism you can provide. Thanks!
http://youtu.be/t-Whp4XSVb0 - This is a clip of 25 yards EZ fly; :21 second and 10 strokes, followed by a turn.
Two things that I see from your video have to do with the recovery. 1) Your arms are crashing down into the water. This is pulling your body at a downward angle. You want to try to land them softly on top of the water.
Instead of forcing them into the water, try stretching them toward the wall, like you are reaching to touch it.
2) Allow your arms to land slightly wider than shoudler width. This will allow the upper body to sink into a position where the arms can anchor high on the water. As you try this, it will feel weird but weird is good. I like to imagine that my arms are pointed to where the lane lines and wall meet each other.
