James Tibensky wrote: >How is it that pulling yourself forward and downward is good >but pushing yourself forward and upward is not? [...] Never wrote that I consider pulling yourself downward is good, and I didn't mention pulling upward too, since that is impossible when paddling. (Maybe when poling it is possible?) Pulling yourself forward and downward is just what happens, when making a forward stroke, because that is the direction your pulling arm is pulling yourself, and with that your boat. The more your paddleblade is coming past your hips, the more the pulling arm is directed downwards, so you are pulling yourself downwards more, which I consider less (to not at all) efficient. Personally I prefer to stop my forward stroke when the elbow of my pulling arm is coming past my body, which is a better reference point than the blade in my opinion. But don't know whether this applies to kayaking though. Dirk Barends *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jun 15 2001 - 08:21:58 PDT
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