Good luck with teaching Butterfly. The butterfly stroke is one of the most difficult swimming strokes. However the stroke is about timing and rhythm. The key? Although it is the second fastest stroke when done properly by a skilled athlete, it requires a very exact technique, strength and rhythm. It does requires a lot of practice to perfect it, but when you have… Backstroke: body rotation, depth of the stroke. Head-Lead Body Dolphin: This is the first of our butterfly stroke drills.. Adam Walker Arguably the most strenuous of all the strokes, the butterfly stroke requires both arms to go over together powering the movement as well as a dolphin kick. And the stronger you get, the more fun it becomes. However the stroke is about timing and rhythm. Click here for more butterfly … I saw of people rehearsing and practicing a stroke that wasn’t butterfly and they were establishing a pattern of errors rather than some confidence in a stroke that was a butterfly stroke with some rhythm and breathing and moving down the pool. Here's a question I received in my inbox: "In the past, when I swam butterfly I would push back through my hips and feel a powerful surge of momentum.Lately, I've been working on releasing my arms earlier. It is a drill that teaches you how to properly do the body undulation and dolphin kick, which are the foundations of this swim stroke.. Because in this drill you are not allowed to use your arms, you have to learn how to use body undulation for propulsion. Butterfly is known as the “mental mountain” of the strokes — quite the intimidating name. Do not do a lot of full arm butterfly in the learning stage. While my stroke counts are still about the same and I feel more relaxed, I … Swim the stroke—Commit to increasing the butterfly yardage you swim in practice. It’s not in the feet, and you’re going to find it’s not really in the arms. Learning to find the rhythm with two kicks to every one stroke, as well as a few other essentials. It is sometimes referred to as "Fly" for short. So, for me butterfly is a rhythm stroke, it’s a body rhythm stroke, and the emphasis is in front. Butterfly is a body rhythm stroke. This exercise is great for establishing a sense of rhythm to the stroke, and if practised well enough, that rhythm can become second nature. Once this exercise is perfected then the swimmer can reintroduce butterfly arms into the stroke and maintain the timing and coordination pattern. The butterfly stroke is one of the most difficult swimming strokes, as it requires a very exact technique, in addition to strength and a good sense of rhythm. 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