RE: [Paddlewise] Improving the Forward Stroke

Hi all (again)

Sorry to throw in a few pedantic things, but if I may.  My job amongst other
things involves maintaining accident and injury statistics for paddling as
well as liaising with sports doctors and physiotherapists specifically in
regard to paddling injuries.

PUSH-PULL is bad - All the things you have heard about the shoulder and its
instability are probably true.  The best way to keep it stable (and thus
keep your self from injury) is to use it as a relatively fixed point.

This page details a safe forward stroke

http://www.canoe.org.au/canoe-education/faqbrief6.htm

This page answers some of the usual questions in regard to the stroke

http://www.canoe.org.au/canoe-education/faqbrief7.htm

Buy for now
Ian


-----Original Message-----
From: Evan Dallas
Subject: [Paddlewise] Improving the Forward Stroke


>>>>From: Joshua Teitelbaum <teitelba_at_post.tau.ac.il>
Subject: [Paddlewise] Improving the Forward Stroke [was: Real life rolling]

<snip>

5. PUSH-PULL. True, in the beginning, we always teach that the top hand
pushes and the lower hand only guides. That is good for teaching
beginners, because it is less tiring. But I believe now that one should
divide the force between about 70% pushing with the top hand and 30%
pulling with the lower hand. This proportion may vary.<<<<
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