[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (including headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] Hi Mark, Sad to say -- although I have paddled and done a few rolls with a GP, I wouldn't claim to know what a reasonable GP grip would be. My (Euro) grip is generally about a hand width wider than the "elbows bent 90" -- which is what I /meant /to say by "wider than my shoulders" -- Sorry my language was misleading. When teaching beginners, I go with the 90 degree guideline. I tell folks to start with that grip width, and suggest that they will want to experiment with slightly wider and narrower grips as they become more comfortable and more proficient. I don't find myself addressing the issue systematically with more experienced paddlers (although perhaps they would benefit). I may notice an atypical grip width in someone who seems awkward with certain strokes or who has an inefficient forward stroke, and that's when I would work with them to discover what works for them. Bob Mark Arnold wrote: > Bob from your description of "a bit wider than my shoulders" I would > assume that you are using a narrower grip than the "elbows bent 90" > width grip and a slightly wider grip than the Greenland grip. Would > this be a correct assumption? When teaching how do you describe to > a student how wide apart to set their hands? *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jan 19 2005 - 15:49:49 PST
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