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This week features an age-group butterfly swimmer. Tell us what you think... THEN watch the video.
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He has good solid fundamental mechanics! (Good Coaching)
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perhaps a little bit a flutter kick thrown in for good luck! |
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Nice timing, great body position, and a fantastic pull. His ankles seem a bit disconnected, like a mini-flutter kick at times... but when they're in sync he's got a nice "outside-in" fly kick. Talented little guy! |
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very nice butterfly - he will get better later on - I am so jealous!! |
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His kick is a modified breast kick with a bit of flutter. His leg positioning does not remain the same during the kick cycle; therefore, flutter. I bet when he grows more and develops more core strength, the little flutter will disappear and a more core driven stroke will evolve. He wouldn't be a breaststroker first and a flyer second would he? |
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Very nice butterfly. |
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Good balance and body moving. I see that he closes hands in the entry but so separated under his stomach. He will correct the flutter kicking easily. |
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There is no insweep at the bottom of the stroke and the hands seem to be just "getting out of the water" and sliding out little finger first instead of pushing out with power.
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one intersisting idea or point of intresist may be the cap.Can you guys see the relationship between the center stripe line on the cap and the swimmers spine? Another cool reason to buy the cap!
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Alan,
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Ahh but to continue the propulsion generated by the power phase is essential. I have seen too many swimmers lose that power phase at the end of the stroke by slipping and as a result developed "late breathing". Remember, where the hand goes in, it should come out there. You have to be moving water all the way through the stroke from entry to exit, otherwise you are wasting efficiency and energy.
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his head is a little bit low, very nice timing, feet too far apart, nice hand entry, looks like he will have a good catch. nice butterfly! |
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This swimmer have freestyle legs and not butterfly legs. One leg is before another.
If you wont to know more look on this site: http://www.swim.ee/models/_but_swim1.html |
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Looks like he was or is a breast stroker nice pull. This kid has talent |
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Looks a bit tight in the mid section for a great dolphin motion. The timing of the kick looks pretty good. Although the feet are pointed about twice as far in as would be beneficial, granted I don't know what his ankles/feet look like. He does look like he knows how to grab water with his feet anyway. Great extension of the arms, it looks like they just entered. He has a pretty far reach to have the pinkies pointing slightly upward, very slightly haha but it still counts. I would say his chin is tucked in too much which is probably why he is not able to let a wave flow through his body in a relaxed manner. I would guess that although he is streamlined his hips and midsection tend to break the surface very little if at all. I believe that the head thrust down should be connected with the body dolphin and when he is looking down here I mean to say that it looks like his head thrust is only getting him streamlined and not at all creating a dolphin effect. Although as we have seen Cavic be very successful with a flat butterfly with hardly any undulation if any at all. Granted he can get his arms from front to back to front again VERY fast and effectively so he doesn't have to worry much about sinkage like most humans when tired in fly haha. |
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Looking at the video now, I see that his feet are pointed in pretty accurately for his ankle/foot shape and flexibility, very NICE! Also his pinkies end up pointing even MORE upward than I imagined in the picture, fantastic. A nice flowing pulling pattern although he gets a bit caught up in the back probably since he tightens up when he tries to dolphin a bit not letting his hips and overall body position stay as high as they could. I would like to see him once his arms are extended in front and his chin is really starting to sink into the water after his breath... drive his chin down really hard and fast leading with the chin straight down, no tucking or looking for his belly button, maybe that could help him to let every other part of his body (esp midsection on down) relax. Then maybe get him to learn how to, once his arms are extended, really drive the chin down SUPER HARD and imagine the wave that started with his head out of the water ripple down his dolphining body. So the air in his mouth/lungs would actually cause the back of the shoulders to be slightly lifted up(granted they come down a bit with the chin DIP) then the wave lifts up the middle and then lower back all in a SUPER FAST WAVE and bam super lift. Granted imo if he accomplished that his technique would be on par with phelps, maybe needs more ankle flexibility looking at the video and other fine tuning. I bet he is able to be pretty fast! |
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Oh and along with that tightness I believe he is forcing his hips and legs to sink by HOLDING his head out for a breath and not letting it fall back in naturally with the relaxed body. |
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looks like it's about to be a nice USMS legal fly kick |
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he probably runs somewhat Knock-kneed. He has nice ankle flexibility and some tremendous flippers - when he grows into them feet he's gonna be something (not that he isn't already) |
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For his age he looks great! Couple of things I would get fixed, the feet separation, less knees more hip, and take away the hint of a breaststroke kick. Timing of the hand entry is a little off and he has a huge out sweep. What ever works for the kid if he is gets results. |
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Gotta also mention, great quality! What kinda camera have you been using for this HD footage? |
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