On 17 Apr 2005 at 13:40, SNStone_at_aol.com wrote: > 2. Rotate your torso toward the direction you want to move I only tell folks to do this if they are hopelessly incapable of holding their paddle correctly without turning their torso. That happens with those who lack appropriate flexibility or joint mobility - or if they have a particularly wide kayak. For most folks, they can easily get the paddle in the correct position by holding the top arm across the torso at shoulder height. This puts the elbow pretty much under the chin. The other hand just moves out to the side a bit and the paddle shaft will end up vertical. They can do this for a vertical sculling stroke or for a side slip. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 - 17:34:58 PDT
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