In a message dated 4/29/2002 8:49:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, k.dyer_at_bluewin.ch writes: > My rope throwing experience tells me that neither under nor over arm > throwing work in kayak situations. The throw being a flat trajectory, the > best distance/accuracy method is a back-handed skim, something like > throwing a Frisbee. With a little practice, this can be done > ambidextrously. In the pet section of our local grocery store I recently came across a sort of throwing stick for the use of dog owners, who want to increase the range or ease of their ball throwing. I suppose that could be made to work for a rope bag also. After all, Inuit used throwing sticks to hurl darts! (Those of you interested in that kind of think might want to check out www.atlatl.com -- I have no affiliation with those guys.) Best regards, Ralph Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.PouchBoats.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 29 2002 - 07:36:08 PDT
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