Butterfly Feet

As I said before, butterfly is one of the most simple yet most difficult and tiring styles for me. It has a beautiful short cycle and it isn't complicated. Just with a thin, crisp armor of timing, you'll master it in no time. This beautiful style very much requires coordination and timing; without it, you'll look like a person trying to float, not being able to survive in the water. Butterfly is also one of the least competitive styles if you're below 10 years old; not many people are able to do it. Every part in the butterfly stroke should be done  correctly; if the mechanics mess up you either get disqualified or get a bad time. Remember, every second counts and so does every millisecond. If you miss just a smooth, tiny bit, your style is ruined. It is best that you practice butterfly for a few months first, if you only learned it for a week or two, you might most likely get disqualified.

I remember my first butterfly competitive race, it was a 50 meter dash, and I was 9 years old at the most. I still remember very much that my coach that signed my name in mistaken my 100 meter breaststroke for a butterfly dash and my time was below a minute. Sadly, I finished with a hand before the other and I got disqualified. The main disqualification points in butterfly are your start, you need to do a butterfly underwater and of course, don't go before the whistle. I used to master my start jumps, jumping just .10 seconds after the whistle is blown. Whistles are blown 3.00 seconds after the whistleblower says ready. So just remember this pattern: 'Ready... Bang!' or any other sound like a whistle or a gun. Remember your underwater, it has to be butterfly. Most underwaters are done in butterfly like freestyle and backstroke so why not butterfly, the main stroke. Don't do any other feet other than butterfly whilst swimming, that is a clear disqualification. Hands should also be butterfly stroke. Everything should be butterfly. Remember the finish too, two hands, align. If it isn't align, disqualification. They should also tap the wall in the same time.

The butterfly feet are quite simple, join both your feet and kick. Don't bend your knees; bend your hips. When your hands are about to hit the water, your feet should be in the air so the timing isn't late. The large, black rubber band should be useful to bond your feet. Your hips should contract and afterwards, contract your knees just a little bit and whip the water. Remember to keep your whole legs straight or else unnecessary drag would be created and your foot power isn't optimal when whipping the water.

The best training accessory for butterfly feet are fins, monofins, and a pullbuoy. Fins are used for practicing with the board and monofins are just easier tools than fins. A pull buoy is used to keep your crotch floating so you can get more used to playing your butt.