> 2. There was no shoulder rotation visible in the pictures. He doesn't > appear to be using his torso to add power to the stroke. > > 3. The blade was well behind his hip. As described in a paddlewise post > last year, he appears to extend his stroke well beyond the hip -- counter > to the advise we give paddling students in the U.S. Maligiaq is still under 20 if I recall. I remember being under 20. I could do virtually anything to my body and it wouldn't complain. When he hits 30, he'll get a taste of tendonitis and back pain, then he'll probably adjust his technique to take the stress off the vulnerable bits. That said, I like to apply power along the stroke for almost a full foot behind my hips; but I do rotate my upper body to allow my back and shoulders to do some of the work. > 4. He wasn't wearing a PFD, a whistle or a knife! I think the greenland axiom is that if you come out of your boat, you are dead. Therefore, wearing a pfd or whistle makes no sense. And the knife belongs attached to the deck of the boat. Of course, considering the cockpit design of those greenland boats, and the accompanying wetsuit-like top that he wore which attaches directly to the boat; I don't think accidently coming out of the boat is a serious problem. Not like my edisto where you have to concentrate real hard to avoid falling out when upside down. Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 22 1999 - 10:16:49 PDT
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