Rich wrote; > >No, it's reality, and it is the correct way to paddle. See the video >"The Kayaker's Edge" for a demonstration of this technique -- using buoys >to demonstrate that the paddle does not move when the forward stroke >is being correctly performed. Then can you explain what causes those eddies around the blade with each stroke. Also, can you explain how water that cannot support sheer forces can fail to flow around the blade. Also, can you explain how it is that some people talk about how the blade slips thought the water more easily with some blade than others if the paddle doesn't move through the water. Another curious thing. If the blade doesn't move, how does a sculling stroke work? and a brace? I also wonder how the water knows when the stroke is being correctly performed. Another puzzle. If the boat is moving and I stick the paddle down in the water at the perfect angle etc. why doesn't the boat just stop since the paddle doesn't move? Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jul 22 1998 - 09:43:47 PDT
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