On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, K. Whilden wrote: > On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Gerald Foodman wrote: > > > What is the danger of spine or neck or back injury when getting knocked over > > in shallow water? I have been there many times with no hint of injury, but > > am I pushing the odds? Does anyone know of cases of such injury? > > The danger is real, but the chance is minimal if you practice the proper > technique of tucking your body forward as if to hug the foredeck whenever > you flip. A couple of months ago there was a thread on this in rec.boats.paddle. One contributor, I believe Corran Addison, was a firm believer in leaning backwards instead of leaning forward. His logic was that he would much rather lose teeth than damage his spine or skull. For a roll he does something that ends up in a low brace (a roll I've yet to figure out.) kirk *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Sep 21 1998 - 10:05:17 PDT
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