Sea Kayaks Techniques Bulletin Board

Re: If Ive got this straight

Posted By: Greg Stamer
Date: Thursday, 4 January 2001, at 11:13 a.m.

In Response To: Re: If Ive got this straight (Nick Schade)

: There is nothing wrong with adding a bracing component to your stroke if you
: need a little bit of bracing. You can have your paddle enter the water
: with the lower edge forward and exit the water with the upper edge
: forward. You might get one quick, slight "flutter" as the
: leading edges switch.
SNIP

I agree with Nick that eventually your strokes blend until you cannot tell where one technique (forward stroke, brace, sweep, etc) flows seamlessly into another. Although I do not use a lower-edge forward blade ("backward" tilt) on the plant, I have started a stroke with a forward canted blade and then switched to the "backward" canted blade when a very strong sweep was needed. You can also achieve a bracing effect during a forward stroke by increasing your stroke rate or by using a more horizontal paddle angle.

Nick's reminder is a good one that should be emphasized. Most of the technique that has been discussed on my part is based on the assumption that the conditions do not warrant constant bracing or sweep strokes. I have often worked on my forward stroke technique when the water is as smooth as glass making it easy to see, hear and feel the results of my technique.

Greg Stamer
Orlando, Florida

Messages In This Thread

Author, Author
Pipeguy -- Wednesday, 20 December 2000, at 12:01 a.m.

Re: Author, Author
Greg Stamer -- Wednesday, 20 December 2000, at 4:02 p.m.

Re: Congrat's to the Author *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- Tuesday, 26 December 2000, at 7:38 p.m.

Re: Congrat's to the Author
Greg Stamer -- Tuesday, 26 December 2000, at 9:37 p.m.

Re: Forward tilt?
Don Beale -- Wednesday, 3 January 2001, at 4:29 p.m.

Re: Forward tilt?
Greg Stamer -- Wednesday, 3 January 2001, at 6:01 p.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
Don Beale -- Wednesday, 3 January 2001, at 10:37 p.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
Greg Stamer -- Wednesday, 3 January 2001, at 11:12 p.m.

Re: Too late!
Don Beale -- Thursday, 4 January 2001, at 1:31 a.m.

Re: Too late!
Greg Stamer -- Thursday, 4 January 2001, at 9:34 a.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
risto -- Thursday, 4 January 2001, at 9:33 a.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
Greg Stamer -- Thursday, 4 January 2001, at 10:24 a.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
risto -- Thursday, 4 January 2001, at 10:51 a.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
Nick Schade -- Friday, 5 January 2001, at 1:08 p.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
M.Hamilton -- Friday, 5 January 2001, at 6:33 p.m.

euro and greenland
risto -- Monday, 8 January 2001, at 12:27 p.m.

Re: euro and greenland
Nick Schade -- Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 11:21 a.m.

paddle
risto -- Tuesday, 9 January 2001, at 11:48 a.m.

Re: Really short paddles
Nick Schade -- Wednesday, 10 January 2001, at 9:34 a.m.

Re: Really short paddles
risto -- Wednesday, 10 January 2001, at 12:05 p.m.

Re: Really short paddles
Nick Schade -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 9:12 a.m.

Re: Really short paddles
risto -- Thursday, 11 January 2001, at 10:26 a.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
Nick Schade -- Thursday, 4 January 2001, at 10:24 a.m.

Re: If Ive got this straight
Greg Stamer -- Thursday, 4 January 2001, at 11:13 a.m.

Re: Forward tilt? *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- Wednesday, 3 January 2001, at 10:43 p.m.

Re: Forward tilt? *Pic*
Greg Stamer -- Wednesday, 3 January 2001, at 11:59 p.m.

Re: Forward tilt?
Will -- Friday, 5 January 2001, at 9:58 p.m.

Re: Forward tilt?
FBC -- Friday, 5 January 2001, at 7:35 p.m.

Re: Forward tilt?
Bert -- Saturday, 6 January 2001, at 7:57 a.m.

Re: Author, Author
FBC -- Thursday, 21 December 2000, at 7:02 p.m.

Re: Author, Author
Greg Stamer -- Friday, 22 December 2000, at 11:11 p.m.

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