|> >Since then I've developed some opinions of my own. Primarily, I agree
|> >with the argument that a glove deadens your ability to sense what's
|> >happening on the blade's end. I also feel that keeping equipment to a
|>
|> Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever actually worn a pair of gloves who
|> can attest to the fact that gloves deaden the feel of the oar? Or do we all
|> just not wear gloves because more experienced rowers tell us not to?
|> Incidentally, I don't wear gloves because they would deaden the feel of the
|> oar, and the fact that my coach would never let me... :-)
|>
|> Scott
|>
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|> #* Scott Douglas McLean *#
|> #* 502 Grace Watson Hall *#
I wore a glove on my feathering hand sometimes in the beginning of the fall
quarter, but I found that I could not get a good grip if the oarhandle got
wet. For me, sweaty hands don't affect my grip on a wooden oar handle, but
I'm thinking of tying them for sculling. The grips for these oars are ***
and get kind of slippery when my hands start to sweat.
I recall that even when I had thick skin on my fingers and palms by spring
time I'd still get blister during the twice daily workouts during spring
break. After my first year, I just went ahead and wore gloves every other
workout during the spring breaks. I'd rather wear the glove that row
with a torn blister.
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Roger R. Hsieh