Alex says: >Why can't you paddle with a pole the way you do with a paddle? If >you give me a pole that is as long as my paddle (from hand to hand >to centre of effort) and a fixed point to place it in/on/against >then there will be virtually no difference between it and paddling >in water except for a little slippage. Biomechanically the >distance between pushing hand, pulling hand and fixed point >(centre of effort) are the governing factors. I'd say "a lot of slippage". And that's the central issue, I think. The amount of effort needed to work the lever against a fixed anchor is MUCH higher than that encountered in paddling. It's a situation often encountered in paddling off a beach or other shallow, where the water is too shallow to paddle; the instinct is to use your paddle like a pole, rather than like a lever. -- mike --------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Edelman mje_at_spamcop.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org (nomadics) http://www.findascope.com (choosing a telescope) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 16 2001 - 07:53:34 PDT
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