https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/25636/2-beat-vs-6-beat---naples-flHi all....quick background....I never thought for 2 seconds about swimming until I decided to lose a few lbs and running on concrete was as fun as pulling teeth. I started running the beach then started wading water watching the sunset....awesome Ien-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/271877?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:11:11 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:58a4e387-7a4d-4f7a-a064-a94ecd3bd3f5srcoyoteHowever, when I am in an event, and I want to finish strong, I will switch to a 6-beat for the last few hundred yards. Hah! I just realized I replied as if I have any choice what I do in the last few hundred yards of an OWS. If it&#39;s there, my body takes off without my thinking, but this year in the Big Shoulder&#39;s my mind screamed to increase my stroke rate and switch to a 6-beat, and the body didn&#39;t change one bit.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/271867?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:04:23 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:857210b3-e3d9-4c80-82b5-5923ce596113srcoyoteI grew up a sprinter and was strictly a 6-beat kicker on any distance. But when I returned to the water at 35 to do distance and open water, I converted to a 2-beat. The energy expended in a 6-beat kick just isn&#39;t worth it over the distance. Better saved for shoulders and core which does the bulk of the driving. However, when I am in an event, and I want to finish strong, I will switch to a 6-beat for the last few hundred yards.<div style="clear:both;"></div>