> What you describe seems important to me regarding stroke mechanics. > My interpretation of your description is that Bill Lowe is paddling with > elbows > down at his side, rather than raised as many racers instruct us to do. that is the case. Try this. Hold your hands in front of you at about automobile steering wheel width. Hold your thumbs upward. That is the grip for the bow paddle. Now rotate your thumbs inward like you are paddling with a straight shaft. I can feel the muscles/tendons in my forearms tighten when I shift to the grip for a straight paddle. As we continue the imaginary paddling, the bow paddle stroke can be high or low, in the low position it's about the same height as a low greenland stroke. More of a jogging motion than a traditional paddle stroke - at least for me. Kirk -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 06 2004 - 18:42:49 PDT
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