Hi all.
Do we have to OPEN or CLOSE our fingers when are swimming freestyle, I mean in catch n pull stage?
May I ask why?
Thank you very much.
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I can't cite a source but I have read that all that matters is the cross sectional area of the hand, the spread of the fingers does not affect the area so it does not effect the propulsion.
Along these lines it is interesting to consider the cross sectional area during sculling motions. If you rotate your wrist to 45 degrees you can see that spreading the fingers a bit does increase the cross sectional area as you can spread them a bit before beginning to see between them.
I can't cite a source but I have read that all that matters is the cross sectional area of the hand, the spread of the fingers does not affect the area so it does not effect the propulsion.
Along these lines it is interesting to consider the cross sectional area during sculling motions. If you rotate your wrist to 45 degrees you can see that spreading the fingers a bit does increase the cross sectional area as you can spread them a bit before beginning to see between them.
