Paddle vs Propellor - Science of Swimming (+ New Swimmer)
Former Member
Hi All,
I've been lurking for a while and decided to become a member to become more active, even though I'm not a US Masters Swimmer nor do I even live in North America. The primary reason I decided to join up is that I've not been able to find a European community with as much know-how as this one. More acutely, I've just come across a nice piece of research that I think will serve to act as a good topic for discussion. So, thanks for having me and without further ado:
releases.jhu.edu/.../
A team supervised by a Johns Hopkins fluid dynamics expert has found that the deep catch stroke, resembling a paddle, has the edge over sculling, the bent-arm, propeller-inspired motion.
Question: what does this mean for the vaunted high-elbow catch?
The quoted research to me seemed to claim that a vertical straight arm was *better* than the high elbow, but apparently I misunderstood. Thanks for clearing that up!
I think we'd need to see a more complete summary of the results to fully understand, but the take away for me was that exaggerated sculling motions do not increase propulsion.
The quoted research to me seemed to claim that a vertical straight arm was *better* than the high elbow, but apparently I misunderstood. Thanks for clearing that up!
I think we'd need to see a more complete summary of the results to fully understand, but the take away for me was that exaggerated sculling motions do not increase propulsion.
