I noticed that a lot of elite swimmers(ex., Popov) have their thumb sticking out to the side(not touching the index finger).I was wondering if that has to do with anything other than personal preferance.My guess is that gives your palm(and maybe actually the entire area from the tip of your fingers to your elbow) a more relaxed feeling but still keep all your other fingers together.What do you think?
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Originally posted by DAP
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Since there is a small bit of webbing between the thumb and forefinger, perhaps sticking the thumb out spreads out the webbing a little, like a sail. But it's such a small piece of skin, it probably has a minimal effect.
What if we could all develop webbing on our hands like a ducks feet.....:eek: :p
Originally posted by DAP
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Since there is a small bit of webbing between the thumb and forefinger, perhaps sticking the thumb out spreads out the webbing a little, like a sail. But it's such a small piece of skin, it probably has a minimal effect.
What if we could all develop webbing on our hands like a ducks feet.....:eek: :p
