How to improve your rhythm in Butterfly 

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It is definitely one of the two hardest strokes to do well. It fills my heart to know that my explanation helps. Thank you for watching.

nikola dzuverovic thanks.

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One way to help with keeping your body closer to the surface is by controlling the depth of your hips when you swim this stroke. Even though the hips lower when you breathe, it should be a controlled movement that doesn't allow you to drop too far down. At the same time, really think about pulling the water back past your hips through a driving motion. This will help create a lifting effect in your upper body. I hope this helps.

Hi. Sorry for the delayed reply. Usually when coaches are talking about lengthen your stroke out, they mean the entry. This can be hard to do, especially in fly. But if you think about trying to touch the far wall every time you bring your hands in for the entry, you'll start to feel your stroke lengthen out. Even on your good days, don't rely solely on your triceps. They are great for finishing your short and will engage if you've finished your stroke past your hips, but the power still comes from the core muscles. Think about your abs, chest, and hips. This is where you can translate the most power down through your legs to your toes for a powerful kick. A couple of drills I find to be quite helpful are finger-tip drag for fly and also 1 full stroke - 2 kicks underwater. These help lengthen and generate power. If you have any further questions or would like to set up a stroke review, please reach out at betweenthelaps.com

Hi Han, thank you for taking the time to watch. To answer your question, your stroke would still be considered legal in any swimming competition without the second kick. The second kick usually comes naturally with the movement of your body. It is more important to get the flow of your stroke before focusing on the second kick. This is usually a common problem when coaching butterfly to younger swimmers because they try to do that second kick and end up with 4 kicks instead. So I introduce it as a single kick to help them figure out the timing of the kick, hips, and arms first. It makes adding the second kick a lot easier later on.

You probably are already doing the second kick without realizing it. It’s not wrong to only get the one kick in there. It’s more about power then. If you are moving the hips and the stroke is following the hips, you probably are getting the second kick. Work on some one arm drills for rhythm and also 1-up, 3 kicks under to start.

You have to use your core to move like a seesaw. Your head and hips can’t be in the same place at once so when your hips are low, that is when you take your breath. Then when your hips go high, your head and chest push down in the water.

Not sure. But thanks I guess. 🤔

Never forgot about it. Just never used or very efficient