@markus_marthaler: Effective kicking is about effective timing as much as it’s about creating propulsion. The timing of all effective kicking rhythms is based around a two-beat pattern. The two-beat kicking pattern coincides with the side-to-side rotation of your body. When your left arm enters the water, your left hip and shoulder move down to rotate your body from your right side to your left side. At the same time, your right leg kicks down to rotate your right side up, further facilitating the shift to the left side of your body. The same thing happens on the other side.  In this way, the two-beat kicking pattern assists the rotation of your body, making it faster and easier. Although you’ll still rotate if you aren’t kicking, you’ll rotate much more effectively with your kick. To feel this in action, swim with a pull buoy and be very disciplined about not kicking. Better yet, add a band. You’ll find the rotation to be much more robotic without your kick.  A six-beat kicking pattern has the same basic timing but with the addition of two smaller kicks per leg during each stroke cycle. The main two-beat pattern still exists in combination with the other kicks. The six-beat pattern has the advantage of increasing the amount of propulsion created, as well as counteracting the sinking force of your hips that results from the arm pull. Despite these extra kicks, the two primary kicks still occur at the same time as they would in a two-beat kick to facilitate the rotational rhythm of your stroke.  The four-beat kick is a hybrid of the six-beat and the two-beat timing. One side of your leg is using a six-beat pattern and one side is using a two-beat pattern. This can emerge as a natural pattern for some individuals, and it’s not necessarily problematic, provided the primary two-beat is still occurring within it 🏊‍♂️. 👉 @markus_marthaler #swimbikerun #swimming #triathlon #natation #nage #nager #swim #nageur #switzerland #suisse #bodensee #montagne #mountains #openwaterswimming #piscine #swimmingtechnique #swimsmart #swimsmooth #swimmingtraining

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