ABC's American Inventor - Episode 3 Season 2 Live Blog and Show Recap

The DrySwim Trainer is a work in progress. The model I presented is the second rought prototype to see the first go here: http://www.dryswimtrainer.com/first-prototype/ . Below is great info to understand more about the freestyle long axis swim stroke and then you will understand the problem it really does solve esp when you consider strengthening the body core which is the power source behind each swim stroke.

Below is a description of swimming on which the DrySwim Trainer was designed:

Recent research has shown that hand force applied to the water is really generated by the rotation of the hips, and not by the muscles of the arm. The muscles that pull the arm through the water are attached within one inch of the top of the arm. With a 21" arm, the lever ratio is 1:20, which means that a 100 lbs. of pull by the shoulder muscles produces only 5 lbs. of force at the hand as it pushes back against the water. The torque generated by the larger, stronger hip muscles, on the other hand, whips the hands through the water, much like golfers or batters whip their clubs and bats through the air with a fast turn of the hips. Elite swimmers who were able to make modest increases in the acceleration of their hips doubled their peak hand force output.

The time spent on the side should be maximized so the shoulders do not break the water-line and do not produce bow waves. This reduces the frontal cross-section, reducing drag further, and also increasing the ratio between the body's water-line-length and width. Similar improvements are possible by orienting the narrowest direction of head, hands, legs and arms into the water. The torso is by far the most critical. The motion of the hand, arm, and leg from the back to the front should be in the air for as much time during the recovery stroke as possible, and in the water, oriented as hydrodynamically as possible, because the returning appendage has to move at least twice as fast as the swimmer, and in the water generates eight times the drag (which increases with the cube of the speed) of an equal amount of torso frontal area. Rotating your shoulders also adds power to one's pull by using abdominal muscles to help pull the arm through the water. check out dryswimtrainer.com for more info or proof of concept go here: http://www.dryswimtrainer.com/dryswimtrainer-video2/ and double click on the arrow.

Um-gee, I don't think your Purell sanitizer is the cure all.  First of all, there are many people who have sensitive skin and can not even use that and my 3 and 9 year have a terrible habit of biting their nails...they have told me the taste of Purell lingers in their mouth for hours and causes them to feel sick to their stomach. Second, obviously kids touch everything.....however, statistics show (check it out for yourself:  google germs, shopping cart handles).....the NUMBER ONE germ infested item, above a public bathrooms, IS SHOPPING CART HANDLES!  And.....CART CURE is NOT just for children, it is for ALL genders, age and races.   They come in thousands of designs so anyone can use them, sports, flowers, animals, companies can advertisement on them, whatever you'd like.  There is also a clear plastic one that fits your shopping list and coupons!  There are already things out there for babies....adolescents, adults, elderly would be the one to use Cart Cure, especially at the airpot when traveling, (if you need to rent a cart).  AND... they come with a protective carrying case small enough to fit in your pocket.....and one is made out of antibacterial fabric............TOO KILL THE GERMS!  AND yes, there are two other kinds, plastic and cloth that may be washed once you get home and then reused!

CART CURE 

Thanks for you comments about the Six Tap. Unfortunately the first part of my pitch, where I explain that the Six Tap is a NOVELTY product, was edited out. How many "Beer Helmets" do you think have been sold in the US?

I saw this on the show and loved it! My boys turned to me and asked,  Can we get one? Look for other ways to market your track... once it cathes on I think it could be a succes.

Where's your web site?

www.expertracers.com. Voted 2007 Top Toy of the year by Creative Child Magazine. Thanks.

This invention could save the world, but the govt and power generators dont want it. Is this for real?!

New model of the DrySwim Trainer will be ready to purchase after some MAJOR improvements including height, carriage, length, rotational resistance and perhaps directional resistance. The DrySwim Trainer DID GET 2 votes on the American Inventor. The first vote was from Sarah who loved its potential and the next from George who really liked the coaching and teaching aspect of the DrySwim Trainer. ABC did not air that on the DrySwim Trainer Episode of the American Inventor. For more info on the DrySwim Trainer, check out http://www.dryswimtrainer.com/.

Hi.  I saw your post and wanted to let you know that if you are looking for a great product like this, you can find it at  http://www.flowersplants.com/cartgard.htm  I am the inventor of this product.  I don't know what happened to the lady on the American Inventor show, but when people started telling me about the episode and I looked it up online, I got the feeling she had already visited my site.  Anyway, thanks for looking.Sonya Frederick

You canfind a better one at
http://www.flowersplants.com/cartgard.htm

Sonya -

Absolutely, your product is brilliant and amazingly...I did NOT see your ad nor did my patent attorney, we both performed endless hours searching for products of the like.  With all the information we found.....your product did not come up!!!

My invention is similar, however a huge difference is that mine is available in  designer fabrics  .... not just for babies and is made of a SPECIAL SOLUTIONS that kills harmful bacertia!  There is a little difference there!

The show obviously recognized this, which is why out of 3000, I was one of 6 finalists!

I hope your invention has given you wonderful rewards and I thank you for bringing your product to my attention!

Best Wishes,

Christina Raitano - Cart Cure Handle Covers

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