Tom, To paraphrase what Scott said, "Don't over analyze this." It's really a question of feel. I very rarely get tumbled on landings and almost all of mine are done broached. What I do is *lean* well into the wave and use either a low or high brace depending on the size of the wave. As soon as you feel the wave easing up, start bringing the boat back underneath you. If you take the time to stop and figure out where the CB and CG are, you will be underwater. There is no time for thought in the surf zone, your actions have to be automatic. The technique that Wayne uses to teach side surfing while in flat water works. I didn't believe that I could move my boat forward and back while side surfing a wave and Wayne gave me some exercises to try while using his sling in flat-water. Not only did it work in the flat-water, but I now regularly use it in the surf zone. Remember though, you will swim a lot while learning the techniques - but hey, kayaking is a wet sport. Steve Holtzman *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jun 01 2004 - 20:48:55 PDT
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