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Try the tack-n-butt method
By:David Ross
Date: 3/13/2002, 10:29 am
In Response To: Strip: Goin' in circles (chuck gandy)

Is it always turning to the same side? Stick a tack in that side's back pocket (point up). This should heal the boat to the other side, thus compensating for your stronger stroke on the other side. ;)
When I started paddling (a whole whoping year ago) I couldn't paddle a plastic rental WITH A RUDDER straight! I felt like I was paddling a banana. As it turns out. It was just me being right handed. One side of your body is naturaly stronger than the other and thus develops more power in a paddle stroke. (Most people can't walk a straight line while blind folded...they favor their stronger side it's the same for paddling just more pronounced in some boats). Unless your hull is obviously bent or twisted, it's just your dominant side over powering the other side.
Anyway, it's all a matter of learning how to balance your stroke. And that takes practice, practice, practice. Not that it's a bad thing. I'll take any excuse to put a boat in the water :)
Have fun!

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Goin' in circles
chuck gandy -- 3/11/2002, 4:42 pm
Try the tack-n-butt method
David Ross -- 3/13/2002, 10:29 am
Could be the smooth, featurless hull
Dave Colant -- 3/12/2002, 4:17 pm
Mine is smooth, featurless hull & short.
John Monfoe -- 3/13/2002, 4:17 am
Re: Paddle and test before you saw
Dave Houser -- 3/12/2002, 3:49 pm
Re: Circle Game
KenB -- 3/12/2002, 2:12 pm
Re: Circle Game - Stroke Technique
KenB -- 3/12/2002, 2:35 pm
Re: Circle Game
chuck gandy -- 3/12/2002, 2:25 pm
We've seen this before -Answer was seat
!RUSS -- 3/12/2002, 10:11 pm
Re: We've seen this before -Answer was seat
chuck gandy -- 3/13/2002, 9:27 am
Re: Circle Game
Mike Hanks -- 3/12/2002, 8:40 pm
Re: Strip: Goin' in circles
Brad Farr -- 3/12/2002, 12:17 pm
Re: It's the paddler :D
Shawn Baker -- 3/11/2002, 8:49 pm
Re: It's the paddler :D
Greg Morse -- 3/11/2002, 9:41 pm
Re: Strip: Goin' in circles
Greg Hughes -- 3/11/2002, 8:31 pm
Re: Strip: Goin' in circles
Richard Boyle -- 3/12/2002, 10:27 am