Matt wrote; >>Good instruction can help speed things up at first but instruction can also get in your way later if you don't experiment well out of the bounds of the instructors "rules". While this is certainly true in too many cases, I think a good instructor is someone who challenges the student both physically and mentally, and doesn't set any hard and fast "rules." I try to make people "think" in my classes, which at least in my opinion is the most important "skill" of all. Craig Junger wrote; >>I always thought I was pretty good with my paddles after so many years of canoing and kayaking but watching Jackson perform that ferry was an eye opening experience for me. I know the feeling. I had the privilege of spending a weekend training with Bob Foote and Karen Knight a while back - WOW! I guess I've still got a lot of work to do :-) Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 02 2007 - 17:04:36 PDT
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