On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Barbara Kossy wrote: > Chuck shows off as he writes below. > How do you show off? That sounds more like practice drills to me. Still I'll take the bait... Play catch the motorboat, working your way up the wake to get near the boat. Which can be a great surprise to those in the boat. (stay away from the prop, don't do this in a crowded area, blah, blah blah) With a group of people, who hopefully can roll, how far over can you lean your boat without tipping over. Bracing is optional ;-) This is also a good drill for new paddlers using a paddlefloat. If you can roll many ways can you roll, both with a paddle and with available "props". Can someone you are with, teach you a new one? For "silly" rolls I like a sculling roll, start upside down and scull yourself back upright, with minimal hip snap. I also like using floating objects (boats, buoys, fellow paddlers) for practicing control. How fast and accurately can you paddle around an imaginary slalom course. My other practice "drill" is simply going to a local spot where I find the conditions challenging and trying to sit still, without bracing, as various waves go by. 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 Fri Oct 16 1998 - 13:07:31 PDT
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