> 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? *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 04 1999 - 15:11:15 PDT
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