: Bob,
: Your seating position is different in a kayak from a canoe. As a
: result, your feet angle horizontally as well as vertically. Take
: a look at the Schade brothers' footbrace design.
: -Wes

Canoe foot brace is somewhat different than the normal for a kayak, it sits lower on the foot, does require a shoe with a sole of some kind. There though are many kayak shoes with soles, so this isn't really a problem unless the boat's really low volume. I'd never thought about it, but I like Bob's idea, I very much like my Wenonah footbrace in my canoe and it's very light weight and pretty rugged, unusual combination.

Bill H.