"WhiteRabbit" <whiterabbit_0117_at_charter.net> wrote: > Taking the devils advocate. All the legs do is anchor the lower body. > [snip] Not a chance. Next time you paddle hard, pay attention to how much pressure your feet exert against the pedals. If your feet push against the pedals, they are pushing the kayak forward. They are part of the power train from the paddle to the boat. Any forward-pushing force between your body and the boat is what drives the boat forward. In addition, if you pay attention to the pressure your tush exerts on the boat, you'll find some of it is against the forward part of your seat (in other words, it is not all directed downward). That also pushes the boat forward. Caveat: any backward-pushing force from your body to the boat negates some of the forward-pushing force. For example, if your lower back is simultaneously pushing hard against the seatback (or backband), that force drives the kayak rearward. Try to paddle without pressing hard against the setback. The only way the kayak can move forward is if something pushes it. That something is you. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 07 2004 - 00:33:36 PDT
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