Jerry wrote: Unless I figure out why the C-C and the deep brace require so much muscle, I might stop practicing for fear of shoulder injury. You are probably trying to muscle yourself up with your upper body rather than rotating the boat up with your lower body. You can tell if your hips are working by doing a bow dip off someone's boat. If you are using you lower body, the bow of boat should barely move up and down in the water. If you are muscling then you will end up pushing down on the boat. Practicing high braces on flat water can be hard on the shoulder joints and you should be sure to not overdo it - particularly if you practicing by getting your head and shoulders into the water. good luck ss *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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