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
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For the last couple of days, I have been trying Julie Bradshaw's style in the pool. Here is a Youtube video: it is a promo spot for a swimming treadmill but it gives a good closeup of her butterfly starting at about 1:33.
Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE training in her Endless Pool - YouTube
It seems to be a relaxed pace of about 27 cycles per minute with two kicks per cycle. For the "soft" entry, she appears to add a sculling motion with her hands for about a quarter to a third of a second before beginning to pull. I looked at footage of her Manhattan swim and saw the same hand motion.
When I tried this in the pool, it slowed things down enough for me to keep going. I had been struggling with soft hands so might this be a good approach? I am still working on it.
What do people think about this little sculling motion?
Disclaimers: My current ability level is a fair 50 and a haggard 100 with no hope of completing a legal 200. I only want to swim legal/fitness butterfly and am not concerned about pacing at this point. Okay, I secretly want to last 500 yards so I can join the Butternuts.
For the last couple of days, I have been trying Julie Bradshaw's style in the pool. Here is a Youtube video: it is a promo spot for a swimming treadmill but it gives a good closeup of her butterfly starting at about 1:33.
Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE training in her Endless Pool - YouTube
It seems to be a relaxed pace of about 27 cycles per minute with two kicks per cycle. For the "soft" entry, she appears to add a sculling motion with her hands for about a quarter to a third of a second before beginning to pull. I looked at footage of her Manhattan swim and saw the same hand motion.
When I tried this in the pool, it slowed things down enough for me to keep going. I had been struggling with soft hands so might this be a good approach? I am still working on it.
What do people think about this little sculling motion?
Disclaimers: My current ability level is a fair 50 and a haggard 100 with no hope of completing a legal 200. I only want to swim legal/fitness butterfly and am not concerned about pacing at this point. Okay, I secretly want to last 500 yards so I can join the Butternuts.
