Re: [Paddlewise] Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 07:06:06 -0400

Richard wrote;

-

>I think the marathon coach's analogy of forward strokes being like a
series of
>posts up to which one pulls (rotates) is helpful for teaching, but I
believe
>that it is mistaken to take what the coach only intended to be an analogy
and
>use it as the basis for claiming that paddle shape is irrelevant, as
Laurie has
>done.  To my students I describe braces as spreading peanut butter on
toast,
>but this does not mean that they should lick their paddles.  When I was
first
>learning sprint canoeing, the pull phase of the stroke was described to me
as
>******* the paddle, but much to the relief of my girlfirend, I did not
take
>this too literally either.  (That being said, I have yet to find a boat or
>paddle whith which I could not have fun.)


You mean you aren't supposed to lick your paddle?

Cheers,
John Winters
Redwing Designs
Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft
http://home.ican.net/~735769/

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