Jon wrote: <I would think Olympic development programs -- at least those in countries with big budgets for Olympic sports -- would already have done extensive experiments on paddles, such as the obvious experiment of building and testing many similar paddles. If so, the paddles used in the Olympics must reveal the fruits of those experiments.> Yes and no. These programmmes produce paddles (and paddling techniques, and boats) which are very good in the hands of a trained athlete over a short course on flat water, with a rescue boat nearby. They may work in "real life" conditions as well, but maybe not.... Rob. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jun 13 2003 - 09:04:00 PDT
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