On Thu, May 21, 1998 at 12:00:17PM -0400, Sisler, Clyde wrote: > If I recall, they were saying to stick the blade up forward as usual > (for both canoe and kayak), but you're not supposed to pull back. > Instead you're supposed to slide your butt/boat forward to meet the > paddle. I don't remember all the details. > > Anyone ever hear of such a thing? Yes. Your paddle should not move in the water; rather, you should move your boat by thrusting it past your paddle. This is where all that stuff about torso rotation and pushing on the footpegs (or thigh-straps if you're in a C-1) comes into play. It takes a *lot* of practice to make this movement automatic; but it's worth it because of the tremendous power you can generate *and* the reduction in arm fatigue. ---Rsk Rich Kulawiec rsk_at_gsp.org *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 21 1998 - 16:07:22 PDT
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