[Paddlewise] slippery or sticky?

i'm adjusting to sea-kayaking and could use some advice on seating options.

for quite sometime i had the seat to foot-brace distance just long enough
for my legs to extend fully.... but sometimes i would slide down into the
kayak a bit and then have to remember to sit up again.

so, i reduced the distance so that my butt was firmly attached to the back
of the seat and my legs were slighty bent against the foot-brace.

wow! what a mistake! plant paddle, rotate torso and *try* to use leg to
propell boat forward.... no room for leg extention ment isometric workout in
which i almost ripped the footbraces out of the hull and nearly broke my
ankles.

tomorrow it's back to the original seat to foot-brace distance....
but i wonder: if i keep my foot in place against the foot-brace during a
stroke that uses torso and leg power, then it seems like something needs to
move...

is it what i think? and if it is, does that indicate that a slippery seat
and clothing would be the more desirable than sticky seat/clothing?

seems like most seats try to increase friction rather than reduce
friction....
what gives?

bye bye bliven






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