Daniel Key wrote: > Every flatwater kayaker I have seen pushes with the onside leg. That is, > they drive with the leg that is on the same side as the stroke. I have > studied quite a few racers and videos of races and I have yet to see an > exception. I believe the idea is to increase the rotation of the torso by > rotating the hips with the legs. Your legs are generally even more > powerful than the back. The knees are really high to provide a lot of > travel for that side of the hip. When I use the technique I slide about > 4". This works really well in a sprint kayak with an open flat seat that > the paddler can slide on. It is less noticable in a snuggly fitted sea > kayak, but it does still work. Does this mean that you have to "loosen up" the fitting of your sea kayak to use the leg power effectively? I don't get the leg push, to be honest. I've tried it and it seems that I'm so snugly wedged into my SK that I get nothing out of it. All I'm doing is pushing my backside tighter into the back of the seat. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jun 26 1999 - 06:37:36 PDT
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