GoSwim GoldDrill of the Week - Body Dolphin with Board
11 commentsHere's a quick drill we use with our age-group swimmers to teach a more stable body dolphin.
Butterfly - Dolphin/Breast Kick Combo
Many swimmers, especially masters swimmers, find it so challenging to do dolphin kick on their back that they just give up. By combining dolphin kick and breaststroke kick, you can learn this important skill and not feel like you're drowning or going backwards.
Butterfly - Head-Up Dolphin Kick
Finding "fun" and challenging ways to keep practice intriguing for swimmers is partly what drills are all about. It's even better when these drills tax the swimmers' bodies so that physical conditioning also takes place.
Butterfly - Sprinting Fly with Fins
A very short clip of video showing what your swimmers should look like when sprinting butterfly with fins. We've posted Fast Fin Fly before, but this is reinforcement... plus just some really cool body positions in this.
Butterfly - Fast Fin Fly 2
We decided to reshoot and repost this drill because when we originally posted it, there was no sound on the video. On YouTube, when people see the old version, they commonly respond that there are no flip turns in butterfly... in this drill, there are.
Butterfly - Vertical Fly
Want to see what a beautiful butterfly pull feels like? Here's a drill anyone can do to learn the flowing feeling of fly when it all comes together.
Butterfly - Extra-Kick Fly
Here's a simple butterfly drill that incorporates a few wonderful aspects... relaxation and the opportunity to work on timing.
Butterfly - Perp Drill
If you've ever seen any TV police drama, there will be a scene where the suspect is placed against the wall, hands high, and pressed forward so the police can search him. This position just happens to be a great example of the press on butterfly.
Butterfly - Soft Hands
Setting up a good butterfly starts with something easy, letting the hands stay soft on the entry.
Butterfly - Side Breathing
Through the history of swimming, there have been individuals who have proven alternative techniques really work. Mel Stewart and Robert Margalis are two great butterfly swimmers who use side breathing in fly, and you should at least try it too.
Butterfly - Underwater Weapon
Ultimately, the sport of competitive swimming is about racing. Finding what skills, or weapons, work best for you in those races is key to winning.
Butterfly - Dolphin Initiation
We all know a good underwater dolphin kick is incredibly important in your butterfly. The question is... when do you start your kick?
Butterfly - Second Kick
To swim really fast butterfly, you have to take advantage of every opportunity for propulsion. The place that most swimmers ignore this opportunity... is in the second kick.
Butterfly - Hand Entry
How do your hands enter the water on butterfly? While it's pretty common that they enter sweeping out, some swimmers are able to get their hands to hook as well as sweep, when they touch the water.
Butterfly - Breakout
Young, aggressive swimmers canʼt WAIT to start racing. Because of that, as coaches and teachers, we have to instruct them the best way to begin a race.
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