Re: [Paddlewise] stroke poll...aw, c'mon

Barbara Kossey Wrote:

>I think the reason few answered is that is so damn tedious to write about a
>paddle stroke. It's technical writing.  Videos are better.
>Barbara
>



Barbara,
With all the respect due you, are you serious? Tedious?...*Tedious*? This
list eats breathes and sleeps tedious, its what we live for. Seriously, I
have never, ever, ever heard anyone make a distinction that writing about a
paddle stroke is "technical writing" or "tedious" I mean, how basic to
paddling is your stroke...surely a good stroke brings you more comfort and
joy than knowing the esoterica involved in cross linked polymeric chains
or...well, you know what I mean.
As far as relieving you all from the tediousness of technical writing, I
had posed my poll as a series of questions which can be answered pretty
much with one word sentences, repeated below

Let me repeat, I am not interested in "exposing" anyone or embarrasing
anyone, or even making anyone think about their stroke. I am just a newbie
paddler who is curious about how other people who enjoy and take comfort in
their paddle stroke do it. I have found out that using my legs really does
help my paddling and I have found out that depending on which leg I "push"
changes the direction of the stern of my boat. I am trying to reconcile
comfort with efficiency. Maybe someone out there has done the same.


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>Im trying to deconstruct my stroke. I have finally found a really
>comfortable stroke that I can seemingly use all day long. Just curious
>about how you all do it.
>
>let's assume that when the left blade enters the water, its point A
>when the left blade leaves the water, point B
>right blade enters the water, its point C
>when the right blade leaves the water, point D
>
>
>1) when you paddle, do you "pedal" your boat; that is to say do you exert
>pressure on one foot then the other, depending on where you are in your
>stroke?
>
>2) If you do, when do you push with your right leg (A->B,B->C,C->D, B->A
etc)
>
>3) When you push with your right leg, are you also pushing your knee
>upwards, or does your opposite knee pull up?
>
>4) when your left paddle is in the water between A and B which way does
>your boat lean left or right?
>
>5) when you paddle does the stern of your boat zig zag?
>
>
>Maybe you can answer these, try not to think about it too hard, you know,
>try for "muscle memory" answers.
>
>thanks alot
>jim
>





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