Matt wrote, >I'm not sure how easily this slippage could be to measured (it >is kind of a slippery thing to get a handle on ;-) or even where on the >paddle to decide to measure it if we were using, say frames from a video >camera to watch and stop the action. G'Day Matt and Paddlewise, To a very very rough approximation, not taking account of chaotic local behaviour of paddled water, could slippage be measured either by repeatedly moving a paddle in a tank or in a current free lake and having a floating line with equispaced markers tightly stretched along the paddle route and videoing the progress of the paddle relative to the markers? Possibly put a set of colored rings along the shaft of the paddle where it enters the water to help. The test paddler might need a rudder to paddle in a sufficiently straight line:~) Expect this has been thought of and rejected for various reasons - but still curious? All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 31 2002 - 14:47:46 PDT
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