Feedback on 27MAR2009 practice
Ciao Dragonflyers!
Was-it just me or was-it more intense then last week’s practice??? All in all, it was a great practice! I love it that practice finished with a great big bang… meaning that 1 min session of high pace… needless to say, none of us can keep up with Ramy… none of us was in synch! Definitely, it’s something to work on!
Pointers in this practice were:
- Since the water is much more shallow then the actual boat, use a paddle that is about 1-2 inches longer to avoid splashing and to get a better reach.
- Keeping upper arm straight, outside of boat and applying power down on the paddle, this will be help us lift the boat and this will get the boat moving. Note: MUST KEEP PADDLE STRAIGHT to make this work!
- Must avoid splashing! Splashing means that our blades aren’t fully in the water when we’re pulling it = we’re just pulling AIR! If you want to get a boat moving, you don’t want to pull AIR, right?
Anyways, that’s it for now! Enjoy the weekend!
Nancy