Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 20:15:44 -0700
From: lew plummer <jayhawk@sos.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: [baidarka] paddling
stephen wrote:
>
> Reading all of the various views on paddling is very interesting. When ever
> I have diliberatly noticed my own paddling I stop myself from analizing and
> go back to whatever I was doing before. My Dad gave me a viewpoint when I
> was a small child and we were practicing archery. "Just keep going and don't
> think. Your body will adjust to the perfect form all by itself. The mind is
> too smart,but the natural aim of the body knows just what to do. Keep
> practicing and perfection will come by itself." When I want to go fast I go
> fast. When I want to daydream while going somewhere I cruise.
> What is my cadence? what is my depth of stroke? What is my noise? What is my
> effieciency? Am I scientific? I don't care! I have have experts who take
> care of those things for me. They are the "marvels" of the human body. I
> trust them.
>
> Steve Yahn
There is a marvelous example of an Aleut paddle in the Helsinki National
Museum that I copied and have been using for over a year now. I will
send an image to anyone interested.
Lew Plummer