Re: [Paddlewise] Unfettered Paddles/Tendonitis/timepiece aside

From: <VajraT_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 18:07:47 EDT
> It's also true that the way I paddle for instruction, wherein I'm
>  modeling the ideal stroke, bears no resemblance to how I paddle in
>  actuality.  This is to be expected as one's skills develop.  I chain 
strokes
>  in unusual ways, and there are some that I have no name for.  I expect 
you'd
>  be doing the same.  Does this suggest that I have to figure out what the
>  instructor trainer wants?  Yep!

It also suggests that ACA doctrine has a doubtful relationship with 
real-world paddling.  If the ideal stroke _bears no resemblance_ to the 
stroke you like to use "in actuality," is it of value to students to learn 
and practice it?
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