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2008-10-16 8:40 PM
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Subject: RE: fingers together or apart when swimming?

Ding ding we have a winner.  That calculation has been done before and it is supported in many of the books on swimming.

 

2008-10-20 6:59 PM
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Subject: RE: fingers together or apart when swimming?
I would like to thank everybody for helping with my question. This is a great web site. Hands relaxed, slightly apart and not cupped unless you are the Thorpe chap on you tube. Thanks again everybody.
2008-10-20 11:54 PM
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Subject: RE: fingers together or apart when swimming?
I think we've reached some agreement about swimming with your hands relaxed and fingers slightly apart. In addition, a relaxed hand can help maintain a relaxed forearm, elbow and shoulder.

What about that all-elusive "feel"? Think about petting your dog or cat, what gives you the best feel of that coat, fingers together or slightly apart?
2008-10-21 2:48 PM
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Subject: RE: fingers together or apart when swimming?

jeffy_101 - 2008-10-21 12:54 AM I think we've reached some agreement about swimming with your hands relaxed and fingers slightly apart. In addition, a relaxed hand can help maintain a relaxed forearm, elbow and shoulder. What about that all-elusive "feel"? Think about petting your dog or cat, what gives you the best feel of that coat, fingers together or slightly apart?

You had to bring up petting! Here we go way off topic!!!

2008-10-21 2:57 PM
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Subject: RE: fingers together or apart when swimming?

Just as long as it's not heavy

Then we have issues.

As a former Varsity swimmer, I am 110% in the hands relaxed and fingers slightly apart camp.  Make sure you finish your stroke (i.e. hands pull past hips) and bend at the elbow and you'll be golden!

2008-10-22 8:48 AM
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Subject: RE: fingers together or apart when swimming?
Huh....I _am_ a physicist and work with a fluid dynamicist....maybe I'll get some students to run some experiments....   Could get some cool footage of this...

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