So I've got a really silly question. What is the difference between a one and two-beat kick in strokes? Is this only a fly thing? Even though I used to swim and am swimming again I can't quite figure out what the definition of this is. Or maybe I just don't remember or am not familiar with the term. In either case, can someone help?
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Hey!
The way I understand, a one beat is one kick per one arm cycle. A two beat is two kicks per one arm cycle. And I'm pretty sure it's just in fly. Freestyle and backstroke generally have 2, 4, or 6 beats per arm cycle. And trying to cram anything else into breaststroke would just make it weird so one kick is good. :)
p.s. They have videos of both a one beat and a two beat fly swimmer at www.swim.ee
Hey!
The way I understand, a one beat is one kick per one arm cycle. A two beat is two kicks per one arm cycle. And I'm pretty sure it's just in fly. Freestyle and backstroke generally have 2, 4, or 6 beats per arm cycle. And trying to cram anything else into breaststroke would just make it weird so one kick is good. :)
p.s. They have videos of both a one beat and a two beat fly swimmer at www.swim.ee
