Butterfly hand force curves show two major technique limitations.

1. There is about 2 tenths of a second at the beginning of the stroke where the swimmer is only generating about 5 lbs. The wasted motion is probably due to an arm entry above the shoulders, or beginning the pull with straight arms, or both.
2. There is about 4 tenths of a second where the swimmer is generating about 40 lbs and not increasing the force. The swimmer is probably moving his hands more upward instead of more backward.

Butterfly

The swimmer has a very positive technique element where the force increases from 5 lbs to 40 lbs in about 1 tenth of a second. The swimmer is probably flexing his elbows.