The Butterfly Lane

Oh, I know that! That's why I prefaced my first response with the whole thing about "feel." And I've just always gotten in the water and done the fly with very little thought. ***, oh heavens, no. I pace myself when swimming stroke workouts on the fly at about 31-32 seconds per 50 yard rep.......*** is about 42. Ugh. I cannot figure out how to make the *** work to save my life. I don't know how you people can swim the *** stroke. I just don't. Here's a very odd thing I've noticed when doing UDK sets. I have to forcibly relax (oxymoron!?) my body to have good ones. I can even feel my face muscles relax when I do well. So here's a thought/suggestion. Rather than try to kick, try to relax your lower body as much as you possibly can, and work on your upper body's entry. I know, it seems counter-intuitive, but perhaps if you can relax your body more, you'll get that whip-like action that really helps propel you forward as Dan referenced? First of all, what you do is have someone shoot some video of you, and then you switch over to "The Breaststroke Lane" to post your video. Then, I'll bet you a frog that King Frog is the first to respond with his critique and advice. :banana::D I know what you mean by "forcibly relax." It's the brain consciously sending a message to your body-- something I have to do constantly when I swim butterfly, especially when I race. My mantra on every stroke recovery is "Relax!" Unfortunately, when I do that, I feel better physically; however, my stroke reverts back to the old style kick ("Kerplunk!"). I'll get it one of these days... (In comparison, I tried that bottle-on-the-forehead drill for backstroke, and immediately got it, doing a build 100 complete with very slow, careful bucket turns!). In addition to breaststroke, backstroke comes more naturally to me.)

Oh, I know that! That's why I prefaced my first response with the whole thing about "feel." And I've just always gotten in the water and done the fly with very little thought. ***, oh heavens, no. I pace myself when swimming stroke workouts on the fly at about 31-32 seconds per 50 yard rep.......*** is about 42. Ugh. I cannot figure out how to make the *** work to save my life. I don't know how you people can swim the *** stroke. I just don't. Here's a very odd thing I've noticed when doing UDK sets. I have to forcibly relax (oxymoron!?) my body to have good ones. I can even feel my face muscles relax when I do well. So here's a thought/suggestion. Rather than try to kick, try to relax your lower body as much as you possibly can, and work on your upper body's entry. I know, it seems counter-intuitive, but perhaps if you can relax your body more, you'll get that whip-like action that really helps propel you forward as Dan referenced? First of all, what you do is have someone shoot some video of you, and then you switch over to "The Breaststroke Lane" to post your video. Then, I'll bet you a frog that King Frog is the first to respond with his critique and advice. :banana::D I know what you mean by "forcibly relax." It's the brain consciously sending a message to your body-- something I have to do constantly when I swim butterfly, especially when I race. My mantra on every stroke recovery is "Relax!" Unfortunately, when I do that, I feel better physically; however, my stroke reverts back to the old style kick ("Kerplunk!"). I'll get it one of these days... (In comparison, I tried that bottle-on-the-forehead drill for backstroke, and immediately got it, doing a build 100 complete with very slow, careful bucket turns!). In addition to breaststroke, backstroke comes more naturally to me.)