Baby powder absorbs sweat from your hands, but it decreases the friction between the bar and your hands, weakening your grip strength.
Why do gymnasts use powder? The powder absorbs moisture and leaves the palms and fingers dry, which improves hand grip and helps reduce friction. When applied to the hands, chalk enables a gymnast's hands to rotate smoothly around the uneven bars, which improves performance quality and helps prevent the skin on her hands from tearing. Read More...
If you live in or are visiting Japan, you should know if riding electric skateboards are legal, so as not to get in trouble. Officially, the law doesn't prohibit or make the use of electric skateboards illegal.
Is it illegal to skateboard in Japan? In Japan, skateboarding is illegal on roads with frequent traffic and prohibited in most public areas. Riding a skateboard is not allowed in most places in big cities. Read More...
Has there ever been an ace on a par-5? Although no one in PGA Tour history has ever recorded an ace on a par-5, there have actually been five records of par-5 holes-in-one. And no, none of them were from Happy Gilmore. The first “condor” occurred in 1962 off the club of Larry Bruce.
What is a hole-in-one par 5 called? A condor is also known as a double albatross, or a triple eagle. Read More...