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Re: Paddle stroke
By:Karl Kulp
Date: 6/18/1998, 10:49 am
In Response To: Re: Paddle design (David Dick)

> It seems better to plant the blade and then pull.

I read once that an efficient paddle stroke is one where the paddle is planted in the water and then the hips were pulled up to the paddle, instead of pulling the paddle back to the hips. Now that I type this, i question the difference... equal and opposite forces and all that

Messages In This Thread

Paddle design
David Dick -- 6/17/1998, 9:55 pm
Re: Paddle design
Jay Babina -- 6/18/1998, 9:07 am
Re: Paddle design
David Dick -- 6/18/1998, 10:23 am
Re: Paddle stroke
Karl Kulp -- 6/18/1998, 10:49 am
Re: Paddle stroke
Ross Leidy -- 6/22/1998, 4:33 pm
Re: Paddle stroke
R. N. Sabolevsky -- 6/18/1998, 10:39 pm
Re: Proper paddle stroke
Mark Kanzler -- 6/19/1998, 6:04 pm
Re: Proper paddle stroke
Nick Schade -- 6/20/1998, 10:04 pm
Re: back support and paddle stroke
david shipway -- 6/24/1998, 9:05 pm
Re: Seat
Mark Kanzler -- 6/25/1998, 2:26 pm