Quick Question... fast pool

Originally posted by Bob McAdams Also, a question about grippy versus slippery walls: I've been to masters meets where they had touch pads on the lanes that were so slippery that it was almost impossible to plant your feet on the wall for a backstroke start. those are the evil, early generation colorado touch pads, affectionately called (at least in most places in PA) shower curtain pads. cause they're about as grippy as a shower curtain would be. sometimes, i think a shower curtain would have more grip than some of the touchpads i've started on! but unfortunately, there's far fewer of us backstrokers to inconvenience with slippery pads so many pools don't replace the pads until they stop working totally. it's good to hear that USMS nationals has (at least up to this point) had colorado aquagrip pads or even omega pads. with my luck, this'll be the year that something goes wrong and we end up with shower curtain pads, since i'm actually going to nationals this year.... :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Bob McAdams Also, a question about grippy versus slippery walls: I've been to masters meets where they had touch pads on the lanes that were so slippery that it was almost impossible to plant your feet on the wall for a backstroke start. those are the evil, early generation colorado touch pads, affectionately called (at least in most places in PA) shower curtain pads. cause they're about as grippy as a shower curtain would be. sometimes, i think a shower curtain would have more grip than some of the touchpads i've started on! but unfortunately, there's far fewer of us backstrokers to inconvenience with slippery pads so many pools don't replace the pads until they stop working totally. it's good to hear that USMS nationals has (at least up to this point) had colorado aquagrip pads or even omega pads. with my luck, this'll be the year that something goes wrong and we end up with shower curtain pads, since i'm actually going to nationals this year.... :rolleyes: