Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 15:45:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen@imagelan.com>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Paddles
In-Reply-To: <199807231742.KAA01840@ns.intelenet.net>
On Thu, 23 Jul 1998, Douglas Ingram wrote:
> As for the paddles, consider these points:
>
> -deeper water is more "solid" than surface water. Getting your paddle in
> deeper will provide more forward thrust for the same effort, than working it
> only in the slippery surface water, which slides back with each stroke.
> Look for whirlpools, and avoid them as evidence of slippage.
A simple way of checking for this as you paddle is to listen. If you can
hear your paddle as it goes through the water, on the pull, the paddle blade
isn't deep enough in the water (or you are pulling too soon before the
paddle blade is fully planted).