When swimming freestyle using 2-beat kicks, which leg do you kick, in relation to the hands? The one on the same side as the stretched hand or the opposite side?
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Actually, I would say as George says, "Keep it simple!" and let it come naturally, your kicking (two-beat) will be in unison with your stroke. Just like walking, right arm, left leg and v.v. It comes naturally.
Good point! I spent an hour today trying to correct my kicks thinking all the time "now I should kick this leg", it was awful and I swam worse than using the wrong kicks, especially the first kick. Almost directionless. Better to think of it like walking and let it come naturally.:D
Actually, I would say as George says, "Keep it simple!" and let it come naturally, your kicking (two-beat) will be in unison with your stroke. Just like walking, right arm, left leg and v.v. It comes naturally.
Good point! I spent an hour today trying to correct my kicks thinking all the time "now I should kick this leg", it was awful and I swam worse than using the wrong kicks, especially the first kick. Almost directionless. Better to think of it like walking and let it come naturally.:D
