**Stable Head-Neck Alignment for Butterfly**

This week we take a close look at eight elite butterfliers and how they share one trait: a stable head-neck alignment throughout the entire stroke.

**Monday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2324-butterfly-head> :06 - head stays in line and does not press below the chest :08 - head moving forward - stable and shallow :11 - watch the overall head movement :21 - low breath :23 - head position on non-breathing stroke :31 - low breath :37 - breathing stroke :51 - deeper press - slightly :58 - breakout breath 1:07 - classic head and body position

**Tuesday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1337-butterfly-breath> :08 - low stable breath :18 - watch the overall head movement 1:32 - watch how quickly the head returns to air 1:34 - chin on surface 1:46 - mesmerizing

**Wednesday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/1574-butterfly-head-and-recovery> From beginning - just watch the head :33 - breathing - very little head movement :39 - head low and looking slightly more down on non-breathing stroke :42 - eyes lift then a slight tilt down of the head on recovery :48 - sequence of a few strokes - slow - watch the head

**Thursday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/720-butterfly-body-head-eye-position> :23 - head barely goes underwater :30 - chin to chest - then quick release :42 - head stays mostly flat :44 - chin releases up to air :54 - slight chin tuck on non-breathing stroke :57 - after slight tuck - open the gap for the breath 1:16 - classic butterfly position 1:28 - Keeping the eyes down - watch a couple cycles 1:49 - low breath - breathing every stroke

**Friday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/410-breathe-low-and-early> :09 - low head position for breath :14 - deeper press than most :28 - low head for breath :57 - half head showing on non-breath 1:06 - non-stable head 1:19 - not connected to the timing 1:25 - chin on chest 1:27 - rounding of the chin so the head doesn’t go too deep 1:30 - chin on chest 1:33 - as head presses down 1:35 - piercing through the surface 1:48 - head articulates down 1:53 - head articulates down 2:44 - head drives down but immediately rolls forward 3:17 - 1-up 1-down 3:31 - 1-up 2-down 3:41 - 2-up 1-down 3:55 - Breathe every stroke

**Saturday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/2595-butterfly-full-body> :19 - stable head mostly forward :33 - eyes down :36 - breathing every stroke :55 - watch the head movement 1:26 - closeup on head 1:55 - shallow press 2:31 - faster swim - shallow press - breathing every stroke

**Sunday -** <https://www.goswim.tv/lessons/193-butterfly-breaststroke-combo> :07 - one fly one breast :21 - breathe on breast not on fly :36 - head stays stable between the strokes :53 - Staciana takes a breath on the first stroke of fly


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Sept. 27, 2022 - Stable Head-Neck Butterfly Zoom