RE: [Paddlewise] deep brace?

Dropping the head toward the water (head dink) is very complimentary with a
hip-snap (driven by the knees usually). During a (successful) "deep" brace,
my head will often hit the water.

Doing the right thing below the waist is essential, but doing the wrong
thing above the waist robs power from the hip snap. Same as rolling.

I took a video of some good and bad rolling recently. Viewing it in slo-mo
and frame by frame it was obvious that head position made the difference
between a sloppy or strained roll or a smooth and natural one.

Also, a strained roll was obviously and easily corrected by a head dink,
even at the last second (100s of milliseconds really) with the boat and
paddler virtually up already - at that point a brace and not even a deep
one.

I'm not talking about "neck tweaking, head throwing", just the difference
between the head being leaned toward one shoulder verses the other.

This was not due to differences in the hip-snap, because in all cases it was
evident that the boat was obviously being vigorously rotated prior the torso
leaving the water.

Steve Brown
 

-----Original Message-----
........ one that preferably doesn't have alot of neck tweaking, head
throwing.  My
teachings focus more on hip flick and knee action rather than head
balancing and j-lean. J-lean teaches you how to use your head for a
counter-balance.  Using your head for a cb can teach you to grab your _at_$$
instead of bracing.

steve 
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