A great butterfly pull isn't one skill — it's three held simultaneously: (1) a large surface area using the hands AND forearms, (2) holding that position across the entire range of motion rather than losing it halfway, and (3) progressively accelerating the hands through the stroke. Set up perfectly but collapse at the back? No speed. Hold position but fail to accelerate? No body speed to recover the arms. Miss any one and the chain breaks — the pull exists to carry the swimmer through the arm recovery, and only all three together deliver that.
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