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

From: Andree Hurley <ahurley_at_viewit.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 12:03:13 -0400 (EDT)
I guess I'll bite, but I'll also recommend Performance Sea Kayaking by
Kent Ford.

> >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?

Same foot as active blade in the water. It's all wrapped up with the upper
body rotation (wind-up, plant, rotate, release)

> >
> >3) When you push with your right leg, are you also pushing your knee
> >upwards, or does your opposite knee pull up?

If you watch Greg Barton and other flat water competitors, you'll see
their knees pumping. I was sitting next to a surgeon once while watching
some athletes train, and he was seeing the dollars in knee surgery
accumulating!

 > >
> >4) when your left paddle is in the water between A and B which way does
> >your boat lean left or right?

Boat stays still in all directions (except in moving forward of course)


> >
> >5) when you paddle does the stern of your boat zig zag?

No..

Andree Hurley
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