The Butterfly Lane

That was beautiful! I am currently teaching myself the fly and can barely do a 25! I am fine until I breathe then my hips sink. I am still working on the rythm Are you referring to my fly in the video? If so, you are an :angel:. If not, then :blush:. Good luck with your fly! What really helped for me was this video: www.totalimmersion.net/.../betterfly-for-every-body.html Another big help was strengthening my back and shoulder muscles. Fly is a strength stroke! That is one of the main reasons why only 19 women across all age groups (of 480 women) competed in the 200 fly at the National Senior Games. (I didn't post my 200 fly video, because it would have put everybody to sleep!). You mentioned that your hips sink when you breathe. It could be that you are lifting your head up too high. When you breathe, lift your head only as high as necessary to get a breath, and try to push forward with your jaw rather than up. Watch a video of Michael Phelps, and visualize his breathing when you swim fly. Another reason your hips might be sinking is that you are recovering your arms too high out of the water. Again, watch Michael's stroke, and you can see he keeps his very low over the water. The key to being able to swim longer distances in fly is staying relaxed. The more I tense up, the more tired I get! If you post a video of your fly here on this thread, we can help you out by giving you some tips. Good luck! :cheerleader:

That was beautiful! I am currently teaching myself the fly and can barely do a 25! I am fine until I breathe then my hips sink. I am still working on the rythm Are you referring to my fly in the video? If so, you are an :angel:. If not, then :blush:. Good luck with your fly! What really helped for me was this video: www.totalimmersion.net/.../betterfly-for-every-body.html Another big help was strengthening my back and shoulder muscles. Fly is a strength stroke! That is one of the main reasons why only 19 women across all age groups (of 480 women) competed in the 200 fly at the National Senior Games. (I didn't post my 200 fly video, because it would have put everybody to sleep!). You mentioned that your hips sink when you breathe. It could be that you are lifting your head up too high. When you breathe, lift your head only as high as necessary to get a breath, and try to push forward with your jaw rather than up. Watch a video of Michael Phelps, and visualize his breathing when you swim fly. Another reason your hips might be sinking is that you are recovering your arms too high out of the water. Again, watch Michael's stroke, and you can see he keeps his very low over the water. The key to being able to swim longer distances in fly is staying relaxed. The more I tense up, the more tired I get! If you post a video of your fly here on this thread, we can help you out by giving you some tips. Good luck! :cheerleader: