[Paddlewise] Side Slip, Hanging Draw, Static Draw. . . Whatever :)

Alright all you technical paddler guru's,

I'm having probs with my side slip, but today when I was practicing, I
discovered that it came out much better if I slightly turned my bow to the
opposite side from which I was to side slip.    In other words, if I wanted to
do a side slip to the left, I would do a powerful forward stroke on the left -
just enough to barely point the bow off to the right (only by couple of
degrees) as a set up for the left hand side slip.  When I discovered this, my
side slips became side slips and not a modified "bow rudder".  Is this an
acceptable practice, or was I cheating?

I appreciate any help, and plz don't tell me that was cheating :-)


Thx, Richard T. Magill,
Director, Word & Water Adventures
www.wordandwater.us
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