In the BCU's 3 star award syllabus (downloadable from their webpage), the following is said regarding the hanging draw: "The kayak should move sideways without the paddle moving in relation to the boat, or the kayak turning. (It may be necessary for the bow to be held at a slight angle away from the paddle.)" ...so it's an acceptable way of doing the stroke for BCU at least. But then again, you can always make it sweeter. By turning the bow left while drawing on the right, you actually depend on a balance between the paddle which wants to rudder the boat right (because it is placed a little too forward) and a counter-action of the boat which obstinately points to the left; I believe such a technique will not carry the stroke far because the drag generated by these two opposing actions kills the draw much earlier by sapping forward momentum. Try placing the blade further back, or turning your shoulders around to face the side more, so that the drawing force will not be so strong as to act like a full rudder making the opposite bow direction necessary. Doing a perfect hanging draw is more difficult than learning a solid roll IMO, so you can expect a lot of practice to make it work well. Ong Yong Hui *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Apr 17 2005 - 09:30:47 PDT
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