Re: HydroDynamic Lifting=BS

Anu Dudhia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> marco wrote:
> 
> > I know you probably already explained, but would you mind to do it again?
> > Thank you.
> > Marco
> 
> You can reach much higher speeds rowing just the middle third of the stroke (eg 
> rowing half
> slide, straight arms),
> where hydrodynamic lift is a minimum, than you can rowing just the first 1/3 of the 
> stroke
> where hydrodynamic lift is a maximum.
> 
> If hydrodynamic lift were significant I would expect these to be the other way 
> around.

Surely if HL is just increasing the efficiency of the stroke (by
minimising slip) then you also have to factor in how much power
you can apply in those stroke sections?

Tim