Playing it in slow motion revealed clearly (and caused some open mouthed staring at the screen) that both the paddle and the boat were moving forward in relation to the water (the paddle less so, of course), i.e., the paddle moved in the direction of travel of the hull between the catch and the finish (of the stroke). __________ This may have been the impression created by viewing the video. This interpretation is radical enough that it requires strong proof and I have trouble with accepting people's impressions of events because people see so many extraordinary things that turn out not to be true. This is not intended as a slam against Ralph who might be right but this is not real "data" in a scientifically acceptable sense. *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 12 2003 - 19:25:36 PDT
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