OK this sounds like a stupid question but someone at the pool told me that my hand needs to be open with my fingers apart when I swim. i normally cup it which is what I thought was the best way. Today I tried my fingers together and my thumb out a little bit from the hand.
The cupped hand seemed best but what do the experts say?
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Originally posted by LindsayNB
Ouch! In the case of a swimmer they start each length travelling faster than they can maintain by swimming so their is no forward acceleration involved after you leave the blocks or wall, i.e. all the force is used to overcome friction. F=ma tells you nothing about the force you have to exert except for on the blocks or pushing off the wall!
Would it not be easier if we could swim through the air like I used to dream when I was younger.
George
Originally posted by LindsayNB
Ouch! In the case of a swimmer they start each length travelling faster than they can maintain by swimming so their is no forward acceleration involved after you leave the blocks or wall, i.e. all the force is used to overcome friction. F=ma tells you nothing about the force you have to exert except for on the blocks or pushing off the wall!
Would it not be easier if we could swim through the air like I used to dream when I was younger.
George
