I will have to agree with Craig on this one. I have taken to participating in whitewater pool sessions throughout the winter to help me stay in shape for the warmer season. It has been greatly beneficial to the conditioning, and strengthening of my shoulder, after having had rotator cuff repairs. My roll has improved tremendously, as well as my ability to control straight line paddling. My bracing technique has improved tremendously too. It has taught me more in one winter, than I would have gained in 2-3 summers in my long boat. One thing that happens with any whitewater kayak at speed is the build up of spin momentum. It takes effort to maintain a straight line whenever the boat is moving. The one benefit to this "spin out" is that you get fairly good at paddling backwards, which in turn, helps strengthen different muscles. The cost for a used ww boat can be high, or reasonable. I recently bought me a new, discontinued Pyranha, for less than $350 after shipping!! The seller also threw in a used (great condition) spray skirt for $15. I easily could have spent $1200 for the boat and skirt new. E-Bay is great for finding used gear. Many of the ww retailers usually have a selection of used/demo boats too. http://www.paddlesportsonline.com/newboatbarndb.asp is a good place to start. Another benefit to a ww boat, is car topping. Or in my case, NOT car-topping, as this boat fits inside the bed of my S-10 with the cap closed and locked! Stay low, keep movin'! Mitch Merritt Indianapolis, IN. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 17 2005 - 10:33:56 PDT
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