Quoting Strosaker <strosaker_at_cox.net>: ... my back bands were moved back to the point that they > really weren't providing very much for support. As an experiment, I > recently removed the back bands, and so far I haven't missed them. > Are there any other sea kayakers out there paddling without any > kind of a back rest? > Duane, I haven't actually removed my backband (find it convenient to clip stuff to that I want to keep handy), but as I continue to improve my stroke I, too, find I don't actually contact the backband, and have moved it back out of the way. I think that when you can achieve it, the best support comes from your alignment and confidence in your core strength. Almost by definition, resting your back on the band puts you out of alignment for forward strokes. Thanks for bringing it up. It's nice to find that others have reached the same, somewhat unorthodox, conclusion. -- Age Quod Agis JP *************************************************************************** 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 Thu May 15 2003 - 06:58:13 PDT
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