Subject: RE: SBR Utopia ~~~~ Permanently OPEN!!Originally posted by Fred D
Did an ows this am. Noticed that I tend to veer to the left more than I thought. What are the common reasons for this?
Fred, this may ot may not be the cause, but.....
Don't underestimate the current in that lake. The winds can create a current that is not even visible.
I have been swimming nothing but OWS this summer. I have maybe done 2 or 3 session in a pool. One day I am completely to the left, the next to the right. I have very good sighting targets. I know there is a current because my times vary.
I have references I use for timing and based on time I can tell what direction the current is going even if it is not visible. I can be 6sec/100m slower, easily in one direction versus the other if I have a head/tail current and it can send me way off to the left or right if it's a cross current. This is in a lake and it varies from day to day
Fisherman said something interesting that I have been experimenting with and maybe has some legs. If I see I am drifting to the left, I try to point my head slightly more to the right. It seems like it could make a difference but I am cautious not to change things too quickly.
The lake I swim in is very much like Tremblant. Deep and dark, same distance North, identical temperature.
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