[drivingpairs] tandem lines

Hardy wrote: all of them going down through the
palm of the hand and being held by pressing sideways with the palm and ring and
little finger.

This is a very important point that I don't hear spoken of much at all. When I started, I was using 3/4" wide lines, as I did for single. After having it pointed out to me, that with medium large hards, the 3/4 lines were too narrow, I experiemented. I made 1" lines, and found them too wide and heavy. 7/8 was just perfect.

Driving single, holding the lines isn't a big challenge, and the width is not such an issue, and perhaps we rely less on holding the edges. For tandem and four, you need that extra gripping ability, and you need the right width. I can't give guidelines on this, but just offer that I am 6'2". It is worth trying different widths to see what works best for you.

Dave

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