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
I have aquestion regarding stroke recovery.
I used to (until like a week and a half ago!) really throw my arms forward quickly, trying to land my hands softly. It occurred to me (while swimming fly with fins) that maybe I was wasting energy doing this. Since then, I have been recovering my arms more slowly, and it seems like I have a little more endurance and a little more power in my pull. I am also about 1/2 second faster on my 25s since doing this. (This might just be a coincidence and a result of training.)
So the question(s) is: How aggressively do you thrust arms forward in recovery? Is softer better?
At cruising speed I try to recover my arms as effortlessly as possible. At sprinting speed I fire all my lasers and go all out. There's not much in between.
I have aquestion regarding stroke recovery.
I used to (until like a week and a half ago!) really throw my arms forward quickly, trying to land my hands softly. It occurred to me (while swimming fly with fins) that maybe I was wasting energy doing this. Since then, I have been recovering my arms more slowly, and it seems like I have a little more endurance and a little more power in my pull. I am also about 1/2 second faster on my 25s since doing this. (This might just be a coincidence and a result of training.)
So the question(s) is: How aggressively do you thrust arms forward in recovery? Is softer better?
At cruising speed I try to recover my arms as effortlessly as possible. At sprinting speed I fire all my lasers and go all out. There's not much in between.
