At 12:47 AM 4/18/2005 +0800, Ong Yong Hui wrote: >Besides the placement of the paddle relative to the boat-body as Erik has >mentioned, I neglected to mention that the angle of the paddle's power face >when it is 'opened' to the front is also a significant factor to producing >the stroke. As you can expect, opening up the paddle face too 'wide' will >induce a stronger ruddering effect, which would require one to then counter >the turning force with the kayak itself. Something not mentioned so far is the distance of the paddle blade from the side of the boat. The blade should be very close to the hull. If it's not, it can be difficult to open up the blade without turning the boat too much. The key here to really rotate your torso so that your chest is facing the direction you want to go (sideways) and push the paddle shaft away with your top hand. If the paddle shaft is nearly vertical and the blade close to he hull it's much easier to control the angle of the blade. A general comment on using a small sweep to initiate the stroke. While a hanging draw/side slip is just one of the strokes for a BCU (3 star) assessment performing an effective hanging draw is just to pass an assessment. It has a real purpose; to draw the boat sideways. Using a sweep stroke will turn the boat somewhat in the opposite direction of the ultimate direction. That sort of defeats the purpose of the stroke. John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu Ithaca, NY *************************************************************************** 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 - 16:36:10 PDT
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