Michael wrote: >I am one of those who thinks that the control hand >should only be used when paddling forward with a >regular stroke. G'Day, Does the idea of a control hand also involve the 'cocked wrist' technique? Its arguable there is no need to use a cocked wrist whether the paddle is feathered or unfeathered. Seems to me the cocked wrist 'control hand' technique is not appropriate to anyone with a wrist problem. Having suffered chronic stress induced arthritis in a previous life I'm forever grateful to the physiotherapist/kayaker (Buzz Powell) who showed me how to paddle without using a cocked wrist and how to reduce the effort in forward paddling. (I'm reliably told that Buzz has been known to stop in the middle of a sea kayak race to have a chat with passing boats while the rest of the racers struggle to catch up with her!) 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 Sat Jul 13 2002 - 00:17:05 PDT
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