>> Mmmm, lets see. As I look down my Chuck Holst inspired Greenland paddle it probably could use a l-i-t-t-l-e more ovaling towards the ends. Yeah my Windswift never gets any use anymore. For me Green land style paddling is the way to go. I use a style that's a bit more open than many stateside Greenland style "teachers" advocate. Looking at the Amphibious man video, former Greenland champ John Peterson's style is relaxed and somewhat open as I'm sure many native Greenlanders are... Walt Levins Portland,Or. >> It is interesting to compare Doug Van Dorn's style in his Greenland style instructional videotape to that of the East Greenlanders in the 1932 film Palos Brudefaerd by Knud Rasmussen. Doug's looks like a racing style: precise, tight, controlled. The Greenlanders' style is relaxed and fluid, and furthermore incorporates a partial sliding stroke, which Doug was ignorant of when he made his own video. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jun 06 2000 - 06:14:29 PDT
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