The way I swim with my paddle is to take short strokes to each side with my arms well in front of me. Sort of crawling through the water. It looks pretty silly but its fun to do with your kids. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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 a message dated 9/19/01 12:37:00 AM, michaeldaly_at_home.com writes: << The most relaxing seems to be on my back unfeathered, but nothing seems really powerful. Any hints? >> Holding the paddle in the normal paddler's box (but in front rather than below) while "swimming" in the prone position seems to be the most useful to me. Using a non-feathered paddle, I use significant torso rotation such that the offside shoulder is lifted out of the water during each stroke. No doubt others will have differing techniques. Jed *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
"Michael Daly" <michaeldaly_at_home.com> wrote: >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 found it works well if you "abandon" your normal hand placement. Reach out and hold the paddle so that each hand is only a foot or less from the root of the blade. It looks a little awkward, but I've found better propulsion that way. Shawn *************************************************************************** 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 a message dated 9/21/01 6:26:48 PM, shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com writes: << I've found it works well if you "abandon" your normal hand placement. Reach out and hold the paddle so that each hand is only a foot or less from the root of the blade. >> Um, that is my normal hand position. Help, Dr Shawn, Help! Jed ;-) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
"Shawn Baker" shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com wrote: << I've found it works well if you "abandon" your normal hand placement. Reach out and hold the paddle so that each hand is only a foot or less from the root of the blade. >> "Jed Luby" SeaKayakNH_at_aol.com wrote: >Um, that is my normal hand position. Help, Dr Shawn, Help! Once again, office paddling is proven to be less effective than the wet stuff. Farther outboard than that, even. I guess my hands are even closer to the roots of my paddle blades. Looks sort of like a drunken Frankenstein, but I can propel myself through the water pretty quickly. In retrospect, I'm using a fairly vertical stroke, and the in-water blade is almost under my body. Shawn Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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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