Butterfly - Soft Hands

Setting up a good butterfly starts with something easy, letting the hands stay soft on the entry.

Why do it:
Focusing on allowing the hands to softly enter, and stay close to the surface during the initial press, builds up a tension point through your chest that has the body wanting a return to it's natural state. This helps swimmers use more of their body on butterfly, not just the arms.

How to do it (Illustrations). We're going to show five great swimmers all doing the same thing... allowing the hands to stay soft and high upon entry as the chest and head press below. While you watch these swimmers, try to gain an understanding of the tension that's built up through the chest and lats.

First up is Robert Margalis. Hands high, head and chest land below, then the body rebounds back as the hands fall.

Next is Misty Hyman. A bit deeper press than Robert, but hands still high, head and chest below.

Now watch Kaitlin Sandeno. High hands on entry, head and chest below.

Eric Shanteau. Same trait again.

Lastly, Erik Vendt. The pattern is the same.

If you don't feel this connection, or stretch at the front of your stroke, you may be trying to lead down to the undulation with your hands. Doing this will cause you to miss this natural and necessary part of butterfly.

[범생이-zy]

TISC 회원 입니다.

좋은정보 감사합니다.

강사도 안갈켜주던 영법을 이상화님 덕분에 알게 됐습니다.

진심으로 감사드립니다.

[goswim]

Yes. Tons of videos like that on our subscription site. Follow the link on our banner on our channel.

[Alejandronevergeveup]

thank you very much for posting videos as educational and amazing as I was one of the first to see this and several videos on his channel, thank you very much for sharing your wisdom and culturalizing.

[ohlawdsitsjoclyn]

I'm finally getting in a pool for the first time in two years and I needed a refresher. :)

[THESIS]

I have a question. There hands land horizontally and not vertical as I learned. Why is that? What' the correct position of the lands when entering the water? I hope you can help me. Thanks at advance.

[goswim]

@jENNiFERT910 - Sorry... we don't work with Michael.

[aerosmithdreamon]

Do more videos like this :) show what the best in world do, and not just a good idea..

[goswim]

We have all of these athletes presented at our website for comparison. We'll periodically post comparisons, but this won't be the norm. We're building a new site where you'll have access to everything we've ever done, including all the Olympians. Keep watching our site... it'll be announced in the next few weeks.

[SeanChang]

Is this also help to reduce some drag (resistance) that caused by lower arms??

[goswim]

There is no one way... watch the greats and test things out. If it doesn't work for you, then go to what's more natural for you.

[goswim]

@jENNiFERT910 - Nah... not easier... would have been easier if I said "Baltimore" to your original question. Have a nice day.

[goswim]

@jENNiFERT910 - Call his agent for me and set it up. Not quite as easy as it sounds. ;)

[leesanghwa]

접영 - 가벼운 손

훌륭한 접영 영법은 무언가 손쉬운 것으로 시작합니다, 물에 넣을 때 손을 가볍게 두십시오.

왜 할까요:
손을 가볍게 넣는 데 집중해서, 처음 누르는 동안 손을 수면 가까이 머무르게 해야, 몸을 자연적인 중립 상태로 되돌아가게끔 하는 복원력을 가슴 전반에 걸쳐 형성하게 됩니다. 이는 그냥 팔로만 당기는 것이 아니라, 몸통을 더 잘 이용하여 접영을 하는 데 도움됩니다.

어떻게 할까요 (영상과 함께):
다섯 명의 훌륭한 접영 선수들이 모두 똑같은 짓을 하고 있음을 보여드리겠습니다... 가슴과 머리로 내리누르면서 손은 가볍게 넣어 얕게 머무르도록 한다는 사실을. 이 선수들을 관찰하면서, 가슴과 넓은등근(광배근)에 걸쳐 형성되는 팽팽함 혹은 복원력을 이해하려 노력하십시오.

첫 선수는 라벝 마르겔리스입니다. 손은 얕게, 머리와 가슴은 그 아래로 내립니다, 그런 다음, 손이 떨어지면서, 몸통은 다시 되돌아갑니다.

다음 선수는 미스티 하이먼. 로버트보다는 약간 더 깊게 누르네요, 하지만 손은 마찬가지로 얕고, 머리와 가슴은 그 아래입니다.

이제 케이틀린 샌디노를 보십시오. 넣을 때 손은 얕고, 머리와 가슴은 그 아래입니다.

에릭 섄토. 마찬가지 특징을 보이네요.

마지막으로, 에릭 벤트. 똑같은 방식입니다.

만약 당신이 영법의 앞부분에서 이 힘의 연결, 즉 근육이 늘어남을 느끼지 못한다면, 아마도 손으로 물결치는 동작을 하면서 아래로 이끌어 가려 하고 있을 수도 있습니다. 그렇게 한다면, 접영 영법에서 자연스러우면서도 꼭 필요한 이 부분을 놓치게 될 것입니다.

우리 웹사이트 goswim.TV 에서는 여기서 소개한 다섯 선수 모두의 영상 전체를 보실 수 있습니다.

[bobsmoot]

So important and of course I don’t do it

[Gertywow]

Some guy accidentally clicked dislike.

[waaluss]

breathing to the side while swimming fly is ridiculous