4️⃣ Butterfly Mistakes | How to Fix Them!

The Butterfly stroke is all about rhythm, timing, and cadence. Here are 4 mistakes and how to fix them to improve your Butterfly strength and rhythm. Next time you're at the pool, try all of these 4 different drills and technique tips from Linda Irish Bostic, USMS Level 4 Coach. During your next butterfly race, you will be glad you did!

Video Chapters:
Mistake 1: (00:00:52) Keeping head up too long
Fix 1: (00:01:12) Butterfly pull and flutter kick
Mistake 2: (00:01:54) Improper hand entry
Fix 2: (00:02:07) Single-arm butterfly and side breathing
Mistake 3: (00:02:53) Kicking one direction
Fix 3: (00:03:04) Pendulum kick drill
Mistake 4: (00:04:03) Dropping elbows in stroke phase
Fix 4: (00:04:13) Fist drill

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[MrGriggster]

Great video, I’m a level 2 coach and these examples are exactly the mistakes I see with my junior squad. 👍🏻

[natalieb]

Thank you!! I look forward to trying these drills out!! :)

[benjaminteitelbaum]

Great Video. Thank you Linda. You are a SuperStar!

[DaleCharrette]

Thanks I will look forward to doing these drills. Thanks

[thibod]

Thank you coach Linda! I can use all the help that I can get! I find butterfly such a hard stroke to manage. So many components to put together. Thank you for producing that video. It illustrates very well all the wrong things that I am doing. 😁😁😁!

[dashiellv]

0:00 intro
0:50 keeping the head up for too long
1:10 drill 1, butterfly pull with flutter kick
1:53 improper hand entry
2:06 drill 2, single-arm butterfly with side breathing
2:50 only kicking downwards
3:02 drill 3, pendulum kick on the side. tip: use fins
4:00 dropped elbows
4:12 drill 4, fist fly
4:33 outro

[vincentflores]

Thanks Coach Linda! I'll try all of these drills at Mission Viejo Masters practice tomorrow morning! Especially the sideways underwater kick with fins and arm out.. Looks like fun.. The fist drill too! Reminds me of my parents form of discipline in 1968😉. I don't know what Robert was complaining about.. A deaf swimmer could get what it was all about... Maybe Robert has water in the 👂? Like the laying down the elbow suggestion too! Have a great day! Slow guy in the 1, 500... VF MVN 55-59

[rahuljaiswal-yopu]

Wonderful Linda... Pl tell which size of fin we used.. ie. short fin or long fin?

[triciahickey]

Advice on head position throughout stroke please. I'm a masters swimmer and the back of my neck gets tense on the breath phase. Thank you.

[noran]

I believe not having enough strength or range of motion to finish the stroke strong & decisively leads to bend arm during recovery. When I did one arm fly, it feels & looks like freestyle. What can I do? If I want to have undulation to where I can feel it, I can only do so by slowing down my stroke. Otherwise, my fly is pretty flat. Fly isn’t supposed to be that slow or that flat. What should I do differently? Thank you!

[robertulanowicz]

The feed that I received had dual competing audios. It was almost impossible to sort the chatter. Rather unhelpful, unfortunately.

[gustavomontoya]

omg, Im out of shape, like that swimmer