> Question..... Is there really a "correct" way? Do we really have to stick > with the way that everyone accepts as the "only" right way? Is there no room > for innovation? I don't follow some of the "correct" things........ Sure, there's lots of room for change. The duffek stroke was a major innovation in its time, and changed everything about slalom as a consequence. The recent experiments in C-2 technique (e.g. the Czech boats where the bow paddler rarely paddles offside) may have a similar impact for tandem boats. But until such innovations come along and *prove* themselves to be superior, there are tried-and-true methods which are demonstrably better than the alternatives. Those are referred to as "correct" because, as far as we know at the moment, they *are* correct. Doing the forward stroke by moving the boat past a stationary paddle is one of them; in fact, that's why you'll find world-class whitewater paddlers doing flatwater workouts, in an effort to get as close as possible to that ideal stroke. ---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 Wed Jul 22 1998 - 15:43:28 PDT
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