On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 10:07 PM, John Kirk-Anderson <jka_at_netaccess.co.nz>wrote: > > First up, I must commend you for taking a different look at something so > familiar as the forward paddle stroke, and seeking a better way to > understand/explain/teach it. > I'd like to second that. It's been a while since we've had a good technical discussion here on Paddlewise and it was nice to look at this with a fresh eye. > > However I found it was not an efficient (I use that term in reference to > forward motion, not in an engineering application) way of paddling, as my > speed dropped markedly (nothing measured, just feeling) as I was relaxing > during what should have been the "power phase" of my stroke, when the blade > was fully submerged and I could employ my body rotation to power the paddle. > I didn't try to emulate Niels' stroke but I have to say that my impression was that this was not designed to make us paddle faster. Niels said many times that he paddles just over 3 kts which would be a slow pace to many of us who routinely paddle at 4 or 4.5 kts. My thanks, also, for a fresh look at the forward paddle stroke. Craig Jungers Moses lake, wA www.nwkayaking.net & www.bigboxbikes.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/ ***************************************************************************
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