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A general forum for footage of any sort of Avon training ... preferably rapids ... good or bad lines.

Submitted by Rookie on Sun, 07/11/2010 - 17:38
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Balance Training

It's either surf or flat / marathon, and which ever camp you're in; it's sort of expected that you will paddle the Avon. Is that pretty much on the money?

OK, so try this for a theory. Flat water marathon paddlers need to develop their balance skills, so that when they are near the end of a long race they minimize the effects of fatigue. After all, a smoothly run K1 is more efficient that one that wobbles a bit.

Submitted by Winged Paddler on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 08:46
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Ski remount

For those of you new to ski paddling, or who struggle with getting back in your ski after you have been hurled unceremoniously into the drink, check out this link from surfski.info on remount techniques:
http://www.surfski.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=421&It...

Now that it's warm, there is no excuse not to practice remounts after every paddle session. Once you sort it out in flat water, head for the chop.

Multiple World Champ Dean Gardiner makes his training group do three remounts at the end of each session . . . .

Submitted by Ski girl on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 09:58
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Rotation

Rotation is often achieved by leaning forwards, not through true rotation. This tends to make the boat bounce in the water, and we all know that this is not good.

The aim of rotation is to all full use of your lat's. These are the biggest of the paddling group of muscles, and are the connection between the tip of your shoulder and your spine.

Submitted by Winged Paddler on Sun, 10/04/2009 - 17:46
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Hand Position

In the first article, Pillar 1: Posture we talked about the basics of getting you sitting the right way in the boat.

It is possible for you to master the two other 'pillars' & still get your hands wrong; thus the need for attention.

Your top hand
1. Needs to stay in front of your eye line, and not drop down at the end of the stroke while your bottom hand is exiting.
2. Needs to stay (reasonably) in front of your face, in other words, not drift across the boat.

Submitted by Winged Paddler on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 19:58
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Posture

Only through my poetic license of writing these articles shall I try and get away with calling them 'The 3 Pillars of Paddling'. In reality they are the basic biomechanical foundations paddling. If you try and step up your training intensity without covering off on these points, then you'll come undone at some point in your time as a paddler.

Pillar 1: Posture
This can be tricky if you're not flexible; if that's the case with you then you will have to work hard on your flexibility & core strength.

There are three elements to posture that are important, and they are all related.

Submitted by Winged Paddler on Sun, 09/06/2009 - 17:59
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The Perfect Catch

The Perfect Catch! (Not the HJ's one)

The aim of paddling well is to get the paddle into the water quickly as possible, as vertical as possible. Once it's in the water you then apply force for as long as possible before getting it out of the water as cleanly as possible. Worry about that bit later. (Four 'possibles' in the one paragraph!)

Why vertical? If you're applying forces to the paddle while it is not vertical then you're going to make the boat bob up and down (and that's not good...) by either lifting the bow or pulling it down into the water.

Submitted by Winged Paddler on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 16:20
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