As an experiment: Sit in a swivel chair. Place one foot on the floor and hold the other up a few inches (or cm if you prefer). Push with the foot on the floor. Which way does the chair rotate? If your paddle were in the water on that side, which way would the boat go? How about the other side? YMMV, and of course it may be the opposite down in the part of the world you live, Peter. Steve On 5/11/2011 6:26 PM, PeterO wrote: > G'day, > > Can anyone tell me or give me a good reference to the proper technique for > paddling backwards? The question I have is which leg should one > straighten/engage with the footrest? Is it the one next to the side you are > making the paddle stroke as in forward paddling? Or is it the side opposite? > Does it matter? -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA http://www.savvypaddler.com *************************************************************************** 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 Wed May 11 2011 - 16:25:57 PDT
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