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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Two kicks -- both the same size or 1st larger than the 2nd?
I thought about this quite a bit this year and decided that when I was sprinting I did not have enough time to get in a full second kick. I had to make it quick and a small.
For intermediate distance with a little less speed, I might try to get the second kick a little more pronounced, if I don't mind running out of oxygen.
When I swim long distance I only use one kick to save oxygen as I find my arms are a better use of oxygen for the amount of forward propulsion. But this could certainly differ from swimmer to swmimmer. That Guy has me wondering about changing this approach for long distance.
For me, it all depends on how soon you want to run out of oxygen, and where you think your propulsion should come from for a certain distance. In other words, it is your decision. That's the fun part of experimenting with butterfly.
Two kicks -- both the same size or 1st larger than the 2nd?
I thought about this quite a bit this year and decided that when I was sprinting I did not have enough time to get in a full second kick. I had to make it quick and a small.
For intermediate distance with a little less speed, I might try to get the second kick a little more pronounced, if I don't mind running out of oxygen.
When I swim long distance I only use one kick to save oxygen as I find my arms are a better use of oxygen for the amount of forward propulsion. But this could certainly differ from swimmer to swmimmer. That Guy has me wondering about changing this approach for long distance.
For me, it all depends on how soon you want to run out of oxygen, and where you think your propulsion should come from for a certain distance. In other words, it is your decision. That's the fun part of experimenting with butterfly.
