On 9-Mar-2006, Brian Nystrom wrote:

I beg to differ on this point. I find that using an unfeathered paddle -
with a loose grip on BOTH hands - requires no wrist rotation at all. The
key is to NOT use a control hand.

Your points are correct, but if you do use a control hand, then there
will be a small rotation required.


With a GP, I use the the typical canted stroke, which is guided by a
straight wrist position and the pressure of the fingers wrapped around
the shoulders of the blades. Again, my hands are relaxed and not
gripping the paddle at all, the lower fingers hooking and the upper hand
pushing.

I find that any corrections that are required can be done with a small motion
of the fingers and/or thumb rather than the wrist. This works if conditions
require a firm grip. That eliminates wrist rotation and my fingers/thumb don't
get stressed (compared even to typing/mousing on the computer). I do tend
to get a callous on my thumbs in the same position as the callous from using
a cross-country ski pole.

Mike