Originally Posted by
MyTi
Nope when I lowered my bars I was like 2mph faster in both good and drops
You likely lowered your torso. With the torso in the same spot, forearms parallel to the ground is less frontal area than on drops.
The thing often ignored is arms angled in. So while the hands and elbows are maybe on the same plane/distance from ground, the hands might be 2-3 inches apart (or on top of each other) while the elbows are far apart. You want those forearms pointing forward.