by pickleweed » Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:29 pm
I like "dunking" too. I could only do it, though, when the ball was hanging on the rim. my hands are too small to palm the ball, but they're thick,
Ladies....
And that's what it's all about a tight fit, 2/3's are in the first one third, and the "boatman" likes thick, bcs the "oar" makes more contact around the, "oar hole" that way. (you know those brass oar hole thingies on dingies that the oar fits into)
And contact is what it's all about, bcs you wouldn't want the oar to slip out of the oar hole. Slipping out of the "oar hole" is going to slow you down, for sure.
But you have to have some length, otherwise, the oar won't make contact with the wetness below, and you're not going to get anywhere if you don't make contact with the, "wetness"
On the other hand, if your oar is too long, your going to get somewhere, but it's going to be slow going, and some ponds are as shallow as only four inches. If you hit the bottom of a pond it's going to slow you down, and you might even break your oar.
It may seem desireable to have a long oar, but it's hard to handle those things and they only fit in the largest oar holes. Many boats aren't equipped with large oar holes, so, your oar is only going to work on a few boats.
So ladies, and uh, gentlemen (I guess), thick oars are the way to go.