If you want to help your butterflyers go fast, you they need to...
Andrew Sheaff@AndrewKSheaff
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Feb 05, 2026
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If you want to help your butterflyers go fast, you they need to develop a powerful pull.
But it’s not only about power.
Swimmers need to time the pull with the kicks to maximize the impact.
Kicking upon entry helps swimmers set up the stroke effectively.
But it’s not only about power.
Swimmers need to time the pull with the kicks to maximize the impact.
Kicking upon entry helps swimmers set up the stroke effectively.
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Kicking upon exit maximizes the force swimmers deliver to the water.
Here’s a simple way to help swimmers feel these skills.
Have them perform pulldowns underwater, but kick twice, right before starting the pull and right as the pull finishes.
Here’s a simple way to help swimmers feel these skills.
Have them perform pulldowns underwater, but kick twice, right before starting the pull and right as the pull finishes.
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This helps them practice the timing while maximizing the force they deliver.
Make it even more effective by using different hand postures or adding resistance to load more power, or use DragSox or fins to emphasize kick timing.
Make it even more effective by using different hand postures or adding resistance to load more power, or use DragSox or fins to emphasize kick timing.
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When swimmers can feel the timing under the water, they can execute it over the water.
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The WHAT matters for skill development.
The right skills and the right strategies to help swimmers learn them.
The HOW matters, too.
Set design is critical, yet it’s more than that.
The right skills and the right strategies to help swimmers learn them.
The HOW matters, too.
Set design is critical, yet it’s more than that.