During the swims, the researchers measured the volunteers' oxygen consumption, rectal temperature, swim speed and angle, and stroke rate and length.

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The device saves all the data from each hit, namely the animation, path, putter-face angle at impact and throughout the stroke, angle of attack, tempo, impact speed and swing path distance -- in other words, more information than most players would know what to do with.

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Calves swimming in echelon showed a 28% increase in average swim speed and a 19% increase in distance per stroke.

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The name might be a stroke of marketing genius, but if you started out with a business called HVLS (high velocity low speed) Fan Company, you might look for something with a little more sex appeal, too.

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