So any opinions about the best way to move your hands? Closed with thumb tight (cupped)? Open? Fingers together and thumb out? I always kept my fingers & thumb together, but I've read I should keep my thumb out? What's the best technique?
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Your hand is a paddle. The size or area of your hand must be optimized. The hand must be rigid. The fingers can be slightly apart with the thumb out (adding area). I haven't seen any data on the optimum distance the fingers should be apart ( a good science project). It's not easy to keep the hand rigid when the fingers are apart so if you can't, keep your fingers closed. Don't cup your hand. Hope this helps. Coach T.
www.springerlink.com/.../www.posetech.com/.../finger_spacing.pdf
looks like a relaxed hand position with 10-12deg of finger seperation is good. i also read somewhere that up to about .25" finger spacing is ok.
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Former Member
Your hand is a paddle. The size or area of your hand must be optimized. The hand must be rigid. The fingers can be slightly apart with the thumb out (adding area). I haven't seen any data on the optimum distance the fingers should be apart ( a good science project). It's not easy to keep the hand rigid when the fingers are apart so if you can't, keep your fingers closed. Don't cup your hand. Hope this helps. Coach T.
www.springerlink.com/.../www.posetech.com/.../finger_spacing.pdf
looks like a relaxed hand position with 10-12deg of finger seperation is good. i also read somewhere that up to about .25" finger spacing is ok.
