Michael Daly wrote:
On 16-Mar-2006, Brian Nystrom wrote:


No, YOU are starting a myth that one cannot paddle unfeathered without
flexing one's wrists.


I believe I have qualified my statements that this occurs with control hand use,
not otherwise. However, I find there are very few paddlers in this neck of the
woods that _don't_ use a control hand. The concept of control hand seems
to be ubiquitous and when I teach no-control-hand techniques, I get strange
stares from students that indicate that I am being heretical. YMMV.

As I said before, old habits die hard. Kudos to you for being brave
enough to buck the trend and teach alternate methods.