Beat (Sports)

The beat rate (also beat frequency) is a measure of the number of movement cycles per minute in the canoe and rudder sports. For Canadians, this corresponds to the number of paddles, and for rowing boats the number of rudder strokes. For kayaks with double paddles, only the stroke on one side is counted, H. when the paddle is inserted, the number of complete cycles and not the (twice as high) number of paddles are counted.

The strike rate is generally high at the start of the race, then goes into the low-frequency stretch and climbs towards the end of the race towards the end of the race. The beat rate is measured in beats per minute.

To measure the number of strikes, there are special beat clocks that automatically calculate and display the beat rate from the period for executing a certain number of cycles (typically three).

In canoeing, the number of kills in the single kayak (K1) in the GA1 is between 70 and 75, in the GA2 between 80 and 85. On sprint distances up to 200 m and at the final sprint can be up to 130. In team boats the strike rate is generally higher by 5 to 10 beats per minute than in the K1.

In rowing, the number of shots is between 32 and 38 during a 500 m race, and around 30 to 35 at the Olympic 2000 m distance.

wiki



wiki