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Re: torso rotation
Posted By: Karl In Response To: Re: torso rotation (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)
Date: Tuesday, 28 January 2003, at 12:47 p.m.
: For long distance paddling when I don't need slow down to match the speed of
: others in the group, I find I can cover the most ground with the least
: effort by using moderate torso rotation with some bending of my elbows.
: The faster I go, the less I bend my elbows.Makes good sense, there is certainly less resistance, therefore less need for horsepower. And yet I use the same body mechanics at 2kn that I do at 5kn. Works for me...
What I am most interested in is something else. So much of the time we focus on the body mechanics of the paddler; the focus might be mechanics of the paddle in the water. Someone with 'poor form' might still be operating the paddle efficiently, maybe the paddler is arguably biomechanically inneffient.
Most specifically, bending the elbow (engaging the biceps) of the lower arm may produce an angle of the blade in the water that is inneficient.
karl
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