The Butterfly Lane

Very good, you got pretty close and now you have a benchmark to work from. If I understand your post properly, you did this: 50 fly@:55/1:05, 50 fly@:55/1:05, 50 fly@:58/1:10, 50 fly@:59/OMG I am glad I don't have to do another one! One approach is to try to back off just a bit on the first two. Can you eliminate 1 SPL and still go :57? If you can decrease 1SPL, that's a savings of 2 strokes per 50 (You are doing this SCY aren't you?), which should allow you to hold up a little longer before the piano falls. (You only had a 4s fade on the last one though, so that was a pretty small piano.) Another approach is to change the interval to 1:10 for all 4. Once you can make that, try to decrease the interval. 1:10 and 1:05 make the clock easier to read, but there is no reason that you can't use 1:08 or 1:06 or whatever. For complicated intervals, I will sometimes write the start times down on a piece of paper, slip it into a zip-lock bag and set it on the deck propped up by a pullbouy so I can see it during my set. For example, on the 1:07 interval, your pushoffs would be: 00, 07, :14 and :21. Thanks for your positive and detailed reply! Great stuff! :applaud: A disclaimer (excuse???): Today was my 6th day in a row and it followed a sprint day, so I may do better with this set on Thursday after tomorrow's day off. (I hope so!) To answer your question, yes, you interpreted my unclear post correctly. :blush: I am going to try an interval of 1:10 on Thursday and see how I do. As for stroke count, unlike breaststroke where I can start a 200 from a push off at 8 strokes and end up with 12 on the last length of the race, I am a consistent 10-stroke flyer that will end with 11. I don't have the strength to go any less than 9 SPL without losing A LOT OF SPEED, and that will only be on the first 25 yards. Your set idea does sound like fun if I could modify the stroke count on the last length. ;) I would be curious to hear from the Forumite gallery if it would be useful training for a 200 fly race. Forumites??? Meanwhile, I'll keep you posted on my progress.

Very good, you got pretty close and now you have a benchmark to work from. If I understand your post properly, you did this: 50 fly@:55/1:05, 50 fly@:55/1:05, 50 fly@:58/1:10, 50 fly@:59/OMG I am glad I don't have to do another one! One approach is to try to back off just a bit on the first two. Can you eliminate 1 SPL and still go :57? If you can decrease 1SPL, that's a savings of 2 strokes per 50 (You are doing this SCY aren't you?), which should allow you to hold up a little longer before the piano falls. (You only had a 4s fade on the last one though, so that was a pretty small piano.) Another approach is to change the interval to 1:10 for all 4. Once you can make that, try to decrease the interval. 1:10 and 1:05 make the clock easier to read, but there is no reason that you can't use 1:08 or 1:06 or whatever. For complicated intervals, I will sometimes write the start times down on a piece of paper, slip it into a zip-lock bag and set it on the deck propped up by a pullbouy so I can see it during my set. For example, on the 1:07 interval, your pushoffs would be: 00, 07, :14 and :21. Thanks for your positive and detailed reply! Great stuff! :applaud: A disclaimer (excuse???): Today was my 6th day in a row and it followed a sprint day, so I may do better with this set on Thursday after tomorrow's day off. (I hope so!) To answer your question, yes, you interpreted my unclear post correctly. :blush: I am going to try an interval of 1:10 on Thursday and see how I do. As for stroke count, unlike breaststroke where I can start a 200 from a push off at 8 strokes and end up with 12 on the last length of the race, I am a consistent 10-stroke flyer that will end with 11. I don't have the strength to go any less than 9 SPL without losing A LOT OF SPEED, and that will only be on the first 25 yards. Your set idea does sound like fun if I could modify the stroke count on the last length. ;) I would be curious to hear from the Forumite gallery if it would be useful training for a 200 fly race. Forumites??? Meanwhile, I'll keep you posted on my progress.