Our copy of the Brent Reitz Forward Stroke video arrived this morning in Israel (Thanks to Dave Flory and others for the recommendation). This evening we popped it in the VCR, and there we were, Jacqueline and I, with our paddles in front of the TV set on the living room floor. The video is quite excellent, and I can't wait to try out his style of paddling. He is very big on the wing paddle, and in about 3 years on this list I can't recall it being discussed. So, whadya all think about the Wing Paddle? Josh (standard disclaimer about the Brent Reitz video) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:32 PM 5/26/2002 +0300, you wrote: >Our copy of the Brent Reitz Forward Stroke video arrived this morning in >Israel >(Thanks to Dave Flory and others for the recommendation). This evening we >popped it in the VCR, and there we were, Jacqueline and I, with our >paddles in >front of the TV set on the living room floor. > >The video is quite excellent, and I can't wait to try out his style of >paddling. He is very big on the wing paddle, and in about 3 years on this >list >I can't recall it being discussed. I've got a Bratcha II wing that I regularly use. I'm planning on buying an Epic Mid as soon as I'm willing to cough up the $419 for a new paddle. The Bratcha II's blade is a little bigger than I want. It's also crude and clunky in comparison to the Epic blade - it was also half the price. I've had the Bratcha for 5 or 6 years. I love using the wing paddle on my surf ski. I hate using the wing paddle in my PinTail. With the large blade the PinTail just isn't a fast enough hull to use the paddle with a decent stroke rate. As for the wing paddle you get to learn another stroke, a stroke I now regularly use with my euro and greenland paddle. There are serious trade-offs going to the wing paddle. I'm not able to do a back stroke, a decent low brace or scull. A low brace sort of works, but it's more of a drag sort of stroke to slow down than an actual bracing stroke. Rolling with the wing is okay but takes some changes in technique. So if you are out for a cruise and can depend on your forward sweep as your bracing stroke the wing is fine. If you want to play around, scull, and low brace I would not use a wing. kirk *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Kirk Olsen" <kolsen_at_imaginelan.com> > There are serious trade-offs going to the wing paddle. I'm not able to do > a back stroke, a decent low brace or scull. A low brace sort of works, but > it's more of a drag sort of stroke to slow down than an actual bracing > stroke. Rolling with the wing is okay but takes some changes in technique. > > So if you are out for a cruise and can depend on your forward sweep as your > bracing stroke the wing is fine. If you want to play around, scull, and > low brace I would not use a wing. At the East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival there was a session on paddles featuring Derek H., Ken Fink, Len ??? and Paddlewise's own Gabriel Romeu. I caught the tail end of it and afterwards, chatted with the presenters about the wing paddle. Ken Fink insisted that you could do everything (braces, sculling, etc) with a wing that could be done with a regular paddle. I didn't bother following through with this, but still wonder "HOW?". Does anyone know how to modify your technique to allow, say, sculling with a wing? Or has anyone found a web page offering the info? Mike *************************************************************************** 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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