Thanks for the video. I also use electrical tape and prefer to start wrapping the shaft from outer to inner because the edge of the tape helps prevent the top hand from slipping inwards on the shaft during the first part of the stroke.
Hello, I am a Cuban kayaker, I send you greetings from here, I wanted you to advise me regarding what type of fabric tape I can use to use on the paddle, if you can give me the name of the brand, thank you.
I’m sure electrical tape will work fine. Downside is sticky underside, moves around, has to be reapplied. There are a lot of interesting alternatives if you want to go down this rabbit hole. Self-fusing (not sticky) silicone hose tape (thin type, 20mil). Drumstick tape. Hockey stick tape. Thin cycling handlebar tape. Love how you put the nice little bump that’s unobtrusive but will guide the hand easily. Could use a thin rubber o-ring or two under the tape for that purpose, too.
You might want to try a variety of tapes. Electrical tape is intended to insulate and is designed to stretch as it is wrapped. It sticks to itself OK, but not to anything else, such as a paddle. I've used it enough to know it won't last long wrapped around a paddle. You might check out sports and weight-lifting tapes.
Well, you always learn something new every day. I do use the Silicone tape, gives a massive amount of grip but I had to remove it from my left hand as I was getting blisters. My hands are constantly wet all day due to my job. Now I will set up your technique Alyson. this will stop my left hand from wondering around. Many thanks and appreciate you video from Lismore NSW Australia.
Thanks Alyson. I'm going to give this method a go. Have used tape either side of my hands before but hand will slip on shaft sometimes. How do you find the electrical tape for grip? Also, would you recommend the use of silicone tape? Thanks again!
Hello! I just go to home depot for the tape and I am unfamiliar with silicon tape... another thing you can do is get the grippy goat brand tape and just do one little loop around and sometimes that works for people!
The length of the paddle should come up to your eye brows. The width of the blade depends on your experience and strength abilities. If you are a small 13 year old then you will maybe have a braca superfat uni 19-18cm. If you are a young highschool boy then you would have braca superfat 22-21. That is very simplified. There are many other factors and types of blades.
HI Lim! The biggest piece of advice I can give you is to make small adjustments in your strokes and to "feel" the water/boat in order to anticipate reactions. Too often we make too big of a steering stroke only to have to overcorrect it two strokes later. If I were you I would practice sprinting with a hyperawareness of your tendency(are you a lefty who always goes left or right?). Then practice making a very small adjustment ONCE and see how it effects the boat 2-3 strokes later. That's where the "feel" of the water/boat comes in. We can soon begin to anticipate how the feeling our boat is getting form the water will impact it 2-3 strokes later. Please try it out and let me know what happens!!
@@alysonmorse6205 I have the exact same issue and it's extremely hard to find information on online. Sadly, there are no C trainers here in The Netherlands :( I canoe in an old delta because there are no other canoes and I have the exact same issue as Lim. I try to correct myself every stroke a tiny bit with a J stroke on the right side (I paddle right) but it's hard to combine it in a stroke when sprinting. I have tried turning the blade with my wrist but that doesn't help either. Can you make a video about this or maybe we can meet online to talk about this? That'd be extremely helpful!
@@lucscholten4866 It is hard to steer a delta. Make sure you always catch/enter the water with a straight blade(completely vertical) and enter right next to the boat. When it comes to the J stroke it will need to be more gradual because you will end up using the edge of the boat to pry it out of the water. Hope this helps!
