On Thu, Jul 20, 2000 at 10:34:03AM -0700, Jack Fu wrote: > Let's stick to usage 2! Usage 1 only causes confusion. That's okay with me: I think my own perspective is skewed because I don't pay that much attention to which face of the blade I'm using -- because I try not to use it very much. (With the exception of making sure I'm using the off face on the C-1 paddle: using the power face is ineffective as well as an excellent way to break a paddle). Mostly I focus on...well, I don't know what to call it because I don't want to call it a "high brace"...let's just that I try to strongly discourage people from letting the paddle get up high/locking their elbows/stretching their shoulders/getting behind their head -- all of the things that can lead to spectacular crash 'n burn as well as ER visits. ---Rsk Rich Kulawiec rsk_at_gsp.org *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 20 2000 - 11:13:51 PDT
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