Re: [Paddlewise] Paddle width, paddle "slip"

From: Dennis, Becky & Natalie <arebecca1_at_qwest.net>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 11:59:16 -0500
ralph diaz wrote:

> <The explosive plant of the paddle blade is a real quick jab with lots of
> power and, in no way, an elongated pulling of the blade. >

I know the feeling you describe, although for me, after a glide while rotating
the paddle hand forward, it's a deliberate plant followed by the explosion you
describe.  You are hanging on the paddle and flexing all those abs as you pull
hips up to paddle. My Greenland paddle flexes noticeably on this explosion and
there is no gurgle when I do it right.


> <I need to develop a zen sense. :-)>

Yes, I think that's just the kind of focus you need when paddling well: you are
doing nothing but paddling, 100%.

Dennis

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