>So what is the positioning for a static brace? I've tried a few different >positions but thus far can't hold still. The closest I've come is lying >in the water with my face up and my greenland paddle slowly waving back >and forth (essentially sculling) over my head. > >kirk Kirk, The "balance brace" is a very popular static brace. Brain Day of Rutabaga kayak has a nice "Greenland-style" page with directions and excellent pics, including the balance brace at <http://www.paddlers.com/references/refgreenland.htm>. The big keys for me was first to learn how to keep the kayak tilted away from my torso and the proper body position with my back as flat on the water as possible. Another "trick" is that when you are fully immersed, the foot/leg applying pressure against the footpegs is the foot/leg closest to the water. As a rule static braces are often much easier to perform on hard-chined kayaks but there are some notable exceptions(such as the Romany). Greg Stamer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Oct 17 1999 - 18:41:37 PDT
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