Another fun exercise is more easily done in a whitewater boat on shore; one person sits in the boat while the other stands at the bow. The person in the boat takes the paddle and assumes the "box" position (elbows at 90-ish degrees), then winds up and places the forward blade between the feet of the person standing. Then, using the whole torso and keeping the eye on the blade move the boat so that it spins and the person is left standing at the stern. Then do the reverse and meanwhile pay attention to what muscles are working... Does that make sense? It's hard to imagine from a hotel room in Anaheim (I'm at the Outdoor Retailer show). I think I mentioned I'm on a stay in Los Angeles - I joined a kayak club for a month in Marina Del Rey, and took Rafael down there last week to try out his new boat. It was pretty fun! Andree ________________________ Check it out! http://www.viewit.com/ http://www.onwatersports.com/ Both updated with new links! *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 08 2002 - 08:00:30 PST
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