Richard Culperer wrote: > >A solid high forward stroke requires the smooth application of explosive >force, >A lot of folks don't like this type of stroke. It takes a lot of energy, >so it is good for short quick jaunts, but requires conditioning to be used >for extended periods. Long distance racing friends of mine use this stroke and win 20 mile races. It requires a paddle 220 cm or less. I have tried to learn this stroke with a short power paddle, but it seems much more tiring to me than my own 230 cm paddle with a smallish blade and low stroke. The key to either is power from the torso, with almost no motion at the elbow during the power phase. Ken Fink just wrote a long interesting article for Atlantic Coastal Kayaker on paddles. He advises Euro paddles less than 220 cm and avoiding the low stroke. Jerry *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 23 1999 - 21:35:14 PDT
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