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

At 12:56 PM 7/22/98 -0400, John Winters wrote:
>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/



Do those sewer kayakers lick their paddles??

Dana
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