In a message dated 4/4/2005 5:29:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, Darryl.Johnson_at_sympatico.ca writes: For as good a book as it otherwise is, the Ralph Diaz explanation of > good paddling stroke style is almost all text and is difficult for > me to visualize usefully. Can anyone point to online videos or > demonstrations of good foldable kayak paddling strokes? > > > > A friend of mine paddles a K1 Feathercraft away and a WS Tempest at > home. His stroke is the same. > > > Rob G The only difference I can think of is if -- as I seem to recall -- the folding boat is somewhat wider than hardshell sea kayaks. The result would be that a more vertical stroke would be difficult to attain. But the same applies to tandems and rec boats. It's not the "folding" that makes the difference, it's the "wider". My buddy executes a vertical stroke and it really worked just fine despite the K1 being 3+ inches wider than his Tempest. I think it helped him that his Lendal Varilok Paddlock paddle has a capability of extending from 210cm to 215cm, I did note him switch to 215 after a couple days on our recent trip to Costa Rica. I brought along a 220cm Werner Molokai as backup in case his new paddle was not quite long enough. He is tall and has long arms so his reach to the water is not as challenged in the K1 as someone whose arm length is in the Charlie Brown category. Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 04 2005 - 17:42:58 PDT
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