Jed wrote > I heard things a bit differently. Steve Scherrer taked about > moving the stern rather than the bow. I'll let him go into it > in greater detail but I agree completely with his explaination. > I will say just this, to turn the boat while moving forward > one must move the stern, not the bow. To try and move the bow > is a waste of time. G'day, Jed, Steve, The idea that the first half of the sweep is ineffective seems to contradict the idea of leaning far forward to start the sweep stroke. Does reaching forward only apply to boats with rocker or which are stationary? Does this mean I could turn just as well on the move by starting from the middle and only carrying out the last half of the sweep. Alternatively does it make sense to use the first part of the turn to lean the boat well on its side while using a support stroke and then kick in with the vertical stroke for the last half at the same time as starting to hip flick back into upright? By the way thanks for giving me the 90 degree goal to aim for!! All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jan 09 2002 - 01:33:10 PST
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