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What way to edge.
muzz wrote:
Ok, thanks for all the replies. I learned edging on the river in a WW boat and it was always 'lift right cheek turn left'. I should get out in my touring boat tomorrow and I'll edge the other way. No wonder it was taking so long to turn. There is no sea kayak that will turn on a sixpence. Expect to take time to get a sea boat all the way around, but if you can edge it it will take a bit less time than not edging. You can still use an inside lean turn, and if you want to change the angle of heading sharply then it's probably more effective. An outside lean is a carved turn rather than a skidded one, so if you've got the space for it it takes less power away. For more effective turns also try an extended grip on the paddle, moving away from the centre for your hands to give an extended reach to your sweeps. Some people moan about cranked paddles being no good for this, but nobody seems to have told mine it can't be used that way... Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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