Haven't been following this thread closely but, we say: Low brace: (for modeling anyway): Elbows higher than wrists (push - up position), stay in the "box" (90 degree elbows), back-face towards water. High brace: Wrists above elbows, (pull-up position), elbows in and low (like against rib cage), power-face towards water. Then to practice - J-lean (boat tilt) Tap Snap Tap is more of a reference as to where the water is as mostof the motion is in the snap. Snap = drive knee and head together (head dink, knee bone to chin bone, or-however-it-makes-sense-to-you.) The high brace makes more sense with a big wave next to you. A good drill is to get your boat on edge, then do: Low brace High brace Snap Great for dexterity and balance. Writing from LA with a nice pool but no kayak. Andree Kayak Instruction Excellence New: Online Sales - GPS, Video - http://www.onwatersports.com *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Jul 23 2000 - 13:58:56 PDT
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