HI all. I need help deciding what paddles to use. I just bought TYR Catalyst paddles size S. I am a male, 23 years old, weigh 150 and swim about 3-4 times a week. I would say that I am intermediate. Basically, I feel that the paddles provide too much resistance for me. Although, the Small size is what it recommened. I have no experience with paddles so I am un sure of how they are suppposed to feel. I am afriad that if I move a size smaller, my hands might be slightly too big for it. The XS is recommended for for males and females 11-12 years old. I am in a bind so any help would be appreciated!!!! Regards, Cliff :)
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Thanx Greg and Jim, for your support for a position that I have been advocating, with little avail, for about three decades. And to Clif for bringing up the subject which allows me to express my most recent summary of the situation.
Leonardo da Vinci not only was a great artist, but also he was a prolific inventor of war machines of horrific destruction. In my mind's eye he had a pre-christian era anchestor whose own contribution was the attachment of a scythe or sickle to chariot wheels to mow down the enemy pawns. One of his twentieth century decendants, on a more subtle level, invented hand paddles for swimmers!
I have only myself to blame, I guess, for not expressing this graphic analogy to the various committees to whom I have brought my previous proposals to ban hand paddles from pools that are open to the general public.
If swimming coaches permit their use during closed practices that is their own business and I do not have a quarrel with them, but the general public should not be put in a position of having to avoid those scary things.
I have never charged a hand paddle wearer with intending to "touch " anyone, nor does it happen every day where I swim, but twice this week, that I have observed, it has happened.
If there is anybody out there who has information about court cases, or out of court settlements, involving swimmers hand paddles please do not hesitate to contribute it to this thread. The life you save could be someone very close to you.;)
Thanx Greg and Jim, for your support for a position that I have been advocating, with little avail, for about three decades. And to Clif for bringing up the subject which allows me to express my most recent summary of the situation.
Leonardo da Vinci not only was a great artist, but also he was a prolific inventor of war machines of horrific destruction. In my mind's eye he had a pre-christian era anchestor whose own contribution was the attachment of a scythe or sickle to chariot wheels to mow down the enemy pawns. One of his twentieth century decendants, on a more subtle level, invented hand paddles for swimmers!
I have only myself to blame, I guess, for not expressing this graphic analogy to the various committees to whom I have brought my previous proposals to ban hand paddles from pools that are open to the general public.
If swimming coaches permit their use during closed practices that is their own business and I do not have a quarrel with them, but the general public should not be put in a position of having to avoid those scary things.
I have never charged a hand paddle wearer with intending to "touch " anyone, nor does it happen every day where I swim, but twice this week, that I have observed, it has happened.
If there is anybody out there who has information about court cases, or out of court settlements, involving swimmers hand paddles please do not hesitate to contribute it to this thread. The life you save could be someone very close to you.;)
