kcd (and the Sundance kids) said: (snip the wonderful whining) Sorry to have to snip some great stuff. I really appreciate people who are bold enough to come to this list with some honesty and relevant experiences. Thanks be to you! You said in part: not an excellent instructor make. obviously i won't be working with him again. i am a perfectionist, i admit it, and i expect a lot of any instructor. i'm also exquisitely sensitive to criticism. hell, i'm just exquisitely sensitive, period, and i take responsibility for that too. but still, this was a really yucky encounter (that we paid significant $$$ for) and i felt bad for days about it. i cried a few times. in fact, i felt bad 'til i got in the pool next time and PROVED to myself i could indeed do the stuff he said i couldn't. i have appreciated getting info from you all, and have read a lot of books, so i had several alternatives in mind for each skill this guy taught us. HIS WAYS are NOT the ONLY WAYS! ------------ Sounds to me like a good recommendation for club pool sessions, where cost is an absolute minimum, the environment is friendly, effective, down-home and amongst friends. As long as those facilitating instruction have some competency and individualization ability for your needs, it can be a marvelous way to comfortably slide along the learning curve. I could tell you horror stories about a well know BCU coach and women "problems" (like, you wanna see crying!), but we don't need to go there. Just remember, often the best instructor is yourself, once preliminary details have been adequately demonstrated to you. Keep up the marvelous progress, and be patient with your husband. Guys have bigger heads, and things take longer to sink in! DL - one paddler's opinion *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I've followed the thread about teaching methods and the thought that struck me was how many people would want to be on a kayak expedition in whitewater with someone who had already suffered severe panic attacks in a pool class? In an expedition, if one person in the group decides in mid-trip that they can't face another rapids, doesn't that tend to destroy the trip for everyone else? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> In an expedition, if one person in the group decides in mid-trip that they > can't face another rapids, doesn't that tend to destroy the trip for > everyone else? Yes. (Especially if you're in a gorge where there is no take-out until the end.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Herriot <cherriot_at_controlex-corp.com> To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 6:17 AM Subject: [Paddlewise] panic in the pool, terror in the rapids > I've followed the thread about teaching methods and the thought that struck > me was how many people would want to be on a kayak expedition in whitewater > with someone who had already suffered severe panic attacks in a pool class? > In an expedition, if one person in the group decides in mid-trip that they > can't face another rapids, doesn't that tend to destroy the trip for > everyone else? > > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed > here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire > responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. > Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net > Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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