Re: [Paddlewise] paddle swim

Mike,





Wayne Horodowich's new video has a demonstration of this. He uses it while on
his stomach with his hands extended in front of his head. I suggested to him
last year, that I preferred doing a back stroke with it by extending it beyond
my head as well.





Wayne has told me he has tried both methods and he prefers on his stomach. I
(who am not anywhere near Wayne's league) prefer to use it with a back stroke.




I guess it really is "different strokes for different folks. But the main
point is It does work!!





Steve


  ----- Original Message ----- 


  From: Michael Daly 


  To: Paddlewise 


  Sent: September 18, 2001 5:40 PM


  Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] paddle swim








  From: "Kevin Whilden" <kevin_at_yourplanetearth.org>








  > Yes, "swimming" with your paddle can be fast, thanks for testing it out
for


  > us! It also seems awkward. I wonder how it works for short people using
long


  > sea kayak paddles? (I'm 6'2 with long arms so I wouldn't know :)





  I'd like to see a demonstration of this.  I've tried several different ways
of 


  swimming with a paddle and none seem to work particularly well.





  I've tried on my stomach with feathered and unfeathered and on my back 


  with both feathered and unfeathered.  I've tried holding the paddle in 


  front of me and close to me as well as along my arms.  





  The most relaxing seems to be on my back unfeathered, but nothing seems


  really powerful.





  Any hints?





  Mike





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