Re: [Paddlewise] How do I paddle? Let me count-

At 22:08 7/23/98 -0400,  Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_gsp.org> wrote:
>
>
>On Thu, Jul 23, 1998 at 05:45:12PM -0700, Julio MacWilliams wrote:
>> What is the point of measuring the pressure on the feet? If you have
>> a comfortable seat, with an upward slope to hold your thighs, the
>> friction of the seat alone is suffcient to move the kayak forward.
>
>Unless I've misunderstood that MIT study, it referred to pedalling,
>not paddling (e.g. reference to toe clips).

that would be correct ... referring to "spinning" [bicycling is the one
thing i know a lot about ;-]

>BTW, I rely on strong footbraces to stay in my seat -- I exert enough
>force when paddling hard forward that I once broke a footbrace during
>a violent 90-degree accelerating turn.  I don't think just the
>seat is gonna do it for me. ;-)
>
>BTW #2, we *all* paddle differently when we're not concentrating.
>That's part of the reason for all the practice: to slowly teach the
>body to move correctly even when not closely supervised by the brain.
>But even though we all know that, videotape replay of bad technique
>is still really embarrassing.
>
>---Rsk
>Rich Kulawiec
>rsk_at_gsp.org

i'm usually pretty embarrassed when watching videos of myself paddling ;-(

mark


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