Left or Right

Crunchy · Post by **Crunchy** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:45 pm

I paddle on the side the big guy in the back of the boat tells me to.

Post by **sbroam** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:50 pm

Crunchy wrote:I paddle on the side the big guy in the back of the boat tells me to.

Which is why my kids will paddle lefty!

yarnellboat · Post by **yarnellboat** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:52 pm

..for me the reason I am righty, is the contortion of my body, this way it just feels better.

I agree. I think side preferences are subtly related to your body's flexibility and muscle memory.

For example, I can touch my fingers behind my back with my right arm over my right shoulder and my left arm behind. But if I try it with my left arm up and my right arm behind - not even close! My right arm won't go up my back at all!

I'm sure there are also differences in abiltiy to rotate etc. So, just comparing sides is not apples-to-apples, my sides are not created equal.

So, I'm blaming my inability to roll on my left side on some mysterious lack of flexibility somewhere. Although, I guess it could be lack of strength and coordination in my non-dominant left arm too. But it's something, that's for sure!

PY.

Larry Horne · Post by **Larry Horne** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:10 am

i feel we are loosing isaac.

amollohan99 · Post by **amollohan99** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:54 am

Like most, I am left dominated, but I have forced myself to continue paddling on the right. I practice on the right often and in up to straight forward class 3. Anything hairy and I switch as fast as I can.

Its COOOOLLLLLLLDDD out there,

Andy

c1swim · Post by **c1swim** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:45 am

Isaac, Step back into the Light, the Way, the Path, the Tao.