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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A hand that was not cupped but the fingers touching, the thumb touching the pointer finger and an open hand with the fingers apart moved the same amount of water.
Almost the ok symbol with your hands?
Not the thumb tip and fingertip touching, but the thumb held alongside the pointer finger in a flat position. I think the idea is that a flat "paddle" shape of the hand (whether fingers held together or slightly apart) is better than a cup shape.
A hand that was not cupped but the fingers touching, the thumb touching the pointer finger and an open hand with the fingers apart moved the same amount of water.
Almost the ok symbol with your hands?
Not the thumb tip and fingertip touching, but the thumb held alongside the pointer finger in a flat position. I think the idea is that a flat "paddle" shape of the hand (whether fingers held together or slightly apart) is better than a cup shape.
