Geochuck's: Kicking is a Total Waste of Time Thread

Guess its time to ditch the 6 beat kick on my 500..... Actually, Paul, you only THINK you used a 6 beat kick on your 500. I looked at it closely during your swim and it's really a 4-beat kick. I'm sensitive to this issue because it's the way I kick distance races. For me, it's 3 kicks on the breathing side and one when the head turns back into the water. It's also interesting that I've seen Grant Hackett use the same pattern in some videos I've watched, even though the video reviewer called it a 2-beat kick.

Guess its time to ditch the 6 beat kick on my 500..... Actually, Paul, you only THINK you used a 6 beat kick on your 500. I looked at it closely during your swim and it's really a 4-beat kick. I'm sensitive to this issue because it's the way I kick distance races. For me, it's 3 kicks on the breathing side and one when the head turns back into the water. It's also interesting that I've seen Grant Hackett use the same pattern in some videos I've watched, even though the video reviewer called it a 2-beat kick.