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2005-01-19 9:25 PM

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Subject: Another swim kick post
At some point today, Hudnick posted a question about the swim kick generating in the hips. auto208562 posted a link to an article about swim kicks, and I would have posted this as a reply to that post, but it doesn't entirely relate and I didn't want to overtake the thread. SO...I hope no one minds the new thread.

SO FINALLY, my question is...in the article that auto208562 posted, it says the following:

"Start slowly with a 2- or 4-beat kick, then throw in a 6-beat kick every few laps."

Please explain to a swimming illiterate runner what it means to kick to a beat

Thanks for any help!

2005-01-19 9:38 PM
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Subject: RE: Another swim kick post

I sort of asked this question in another forum, the USMS forum.  I believe 1 beat is equivalent to 1 kick (either left or right leg), so 2 beat would be that you kicked once with your left, once with your right, and at the same time, completed two arm strokes (once right and once left).  So 6 beats would be, you kicked 6 times within 2 arm strokes.  Um...without confusing you and myself, here's the link. 

http://forums.usms.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3927&perpage=15&pagenumber=1



Edited by auto208562 2005-01-19 9:43 PM
2005-01-19 11:34 PM
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Subject: RE: Another swim kick post
Thanks!
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