I heard somewhere that you can't swim with an unfeathered paddle at all. Yet I thought I was practicing just that this past weekend. Anyone?? Jed <<Do you have any tips for swimming with a <<paddle? In "Deep Trouble", there is a comment somewhere that with a <<feathered paddle, it may be better to swim on your back, whereas an <<unfeathered paddle can be used like a crawl stroke, facing forwards. What do <<you think works best? <<Regards, PT *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>> In "Deep Trouble", there is a comment somewhere that with a feathered paddle, it may be better to swim on your back, whereas an unfeathered paddle can be used like a crawl stroke, facing forwards. What do you think works best?<< It has been my experience that swimming forward on your stomach is easier with a feathered paddle, while swimming head first on your back is easier with an unfeathered paddle. While either way seems to move you along, swimming with a paddle in this fashion seems to require more energy over the long run then I really care to exert. More times then not I will simply swim in with a side stroke while dragging the paddle along with the rear hand. You could also throw your paddle ahead of you and swim to it, but I hate to be seperated from my paddle almost as much as I hate to be out of my boat :-) Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
This summer I was practicing swimming with a PFD on, and tried swimming with my Greenland paddle. I held it a bit in front of me, and paddled with it, using a very low angle, nay horizontal, style, kicking my legs now and again. Worked great! Was, for me, way better and faster than swimming. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 2/7/00 3:47:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, LedJube_at_aol.com writes: << I heard somewhere that you can't swim with an unfeathered paddle at all. Yet I thought I was practicing just that this past weekend. Anyone?? Jed >> When I still used a feathered paddle I did a long swim in though large surf (swell forecast was 10 feet). I backstroked all the way into shore. I was on my back because I could not bring myself to turn away from breaking waves. It turned out to be very efficient. I remember a small wake streaming behind my, between big wave's rolling up and burying my head. The unfeathered paddle works better with the swimmer facing forward. The movement is less efficient with more side to side movement of the upper torso. Everyone at some time should try it in the pool for themselves. Of course since I switched to the unfeathered paddle I have not had to swim to shore. :) Tom C. Edmonds, WA. USA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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