I started swimming again about 8 months ago and would like to get to where I can compete again. It has been almost 15 years since I competed in college and my swimming definitely shows it. I was a fly and IM swimmer all of my life but after all this time my fly timing is messed up. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can return to the easy fly I once did? I can still keep up with the youngsters when kicking so I know my kick is strong. I do not know what has happened to the rest of the stroke. I would really like to swim IM again. I could also use any ideas for great IM workouts that could be done on my own. I long for the easy rythm of fly I once had.
I am a lost butterflier.
Lee Anne:( :(
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My butterfly was always what Emmett would call butterstruggle. My legs would sink every time I breathed. If I tried more than a 50 my fly became more and more vertical.
A couple of years ago a young fellow from Belgium began to coach a masters group two mornings a week at the Y where I swim. He is big on technique, and he changed the timing of my fly kick. This made a HUGE difference for me. He tweaked other things in my stroke too, but the main reason I can now swim fly with less effort is due to changing the timing of my kick. So maybe this might work for you. I was doing my second kick too soon, and he said that is a very common mistake that a lot of swimmers make. So, this might be something for you to think about.
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My butterfly was always what Emmett would call butterstruggle. My legs would sink every time I breathed. If I tried more than a 50 my fly became more and more vertical.
A couple of years ago a young fellow from Belgium began to coach a masters group two mornings a week at the Y where I swim. He is big on technique, and he changed the timing of my fly kick. This made a HUGE difference for me. He tweaked other things in my stroke too, but the main reason I can now swim fly with less effort is due to changing the timing of my kick. So maybe this might work for you. I was doing my second kick too soon, and he said that is a very common mistake that a lot of swimmers make. So, this might be something for you to think about.
