Alex wrote, >I'm using my left, less computer-strained >arm as "control arm" to rotate te shaft. >Correct vertical stroke also needs a paddle >short enough (long paddle might occasionally >tip you over in vertical stroke :-). G'Day Alex and Paddlewise, I was taught, and it seems to work no matter what feather angle is used, that its unnecessary to rotate the wrist when using a feathered paddle with a near vertical stroke. Our tutor suggested taping lolly sticks to the back of our hands and wrists to remind us NOT to use wrist rotation. She pointed out that by adjusting the blade length there were enough degrees of freedom in arm movement to use a perfectly effective vertical stroke, with a feathered paddle, without wrist rotation. It took a long time to change habits, but for me it was worthwhile to reduce wear and tear. 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 Mon Aug 04 2003 - 03:56:05 PDT
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