I have two questions.
1)When someone refers to 2 beat or 6 beat for a kick, is that per stroke or is that per two strokes (left arm, then right arm)?
2)It may just be me, but it seems impossible to count my kicks if I am trying to keep track of how many are in one stroke. It's like when people can pat their head while rubbing their stomach in circles...Is there another way to count the "beats" or do you have to be some citizen of waterworld?
Originally posted by auto208562
I didn't think of it that way, but that's true.
My intention was to figure out for myself what the ideal beat would be because a couple of my friends and I are on a triathlon schedule for the next 4 years, where the first one is only a 1/4 mile ocean swim, to the last, I believe a 2.4 mile ocean swim.
I was going to experiment between several beats to see what is ideal to conserve energy without negating speed, but since there are only two I have to worry about, 2 and 6 beat, it is a lot easier to figure out.
I believe that most distance swimmers use the two beat kick almost exclusively. Some will use the six beat kick to sprint to the finish (usually 25 - 50 meters or less) . In a triathalon I would think the two beat kick is what you want.
Originally posted by auto208562
I didn't think of it that way, but that's true.
My intention was to figure out for myself what the ideal beat would be because a couple of my friends and I are on a triathlon schedule for the next 4 years, where the first one is only a 1/4 mile ocean swim, to the last, I believe a 2.4 mile ocean swim.
I was going to experiment between several beats to see what is ideal to conserve energy without negating speed, but since there are only two I have to worry about, 2 and 6 beat, it is a lot easier to figure out.
I believe that most distance swimmers use the two beat kick almost exclusively. Some will use the six beat kick to sprint to the finish (usually 25 - 50 meters or less) . In a triathalon I would think the two beat kick is what you want.
