That makes sense. Granted we all link together all or parts of the ACA Official strokes in our everyday paddling. I would not go calling these link ups un-named. It made it sound like they were a bunch of strokes you invented. I guess I have just became a paddle techy and *do* perform the strokes as near perfect as I can, day in and day out. It seems to have made quite a difference in my efficiency and general paddling. :) Steve Scherrer Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe 250 NE Tomahawk Isle Dr Portland, Oregon 97217 Phone: 503.285.0464 Fax: 503.285.0106 Web: http://www.aldercreek.com Email: aldercreek_at_aldercreek.com Email: acks_at_teleport.com > I never stated that these un-named strokes I use in actuality >are better then the Official ACA Strokes. They ARE the official strokes. >All 32 of them according to RiverMom. I said that I may chain them in ways >that I have no names for. I also stated that when I am instructing I use >these Official Strokes, because they are exactly what they are intended to >be; efficient, energy conserving, and leading to the best ways of paddling. >I make it a point, as I'm supposed to do, of doing the best job I can of >Modelling those strokes. I am more than aware that I have reached a level >of paddling that would be difficult for a novice and that it would do no >good to expect him to do what I do.... > As to why I used these strokes in these ways? I've grown in my >skills and in my experience. I use these combined moves to, say, go down a >rapid where I want to go, how I want to get there, and what I want to do >along the way, taking into account that I am "going with the flow" and that >I must work with what the river throws at me. > Think of Picasso. His paintings are made from a complicated visual >perspective, where one sees more than one side at a time. Yet, not a few of >his works are meticulously and accurately drawn renditions of reality. He >was also a master draftsman and that is how he began. >> > > *************************************************************************** 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 May 06 1999 - 14:34:27 PDT
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