Avoiding flailing when flipping to offside

[liskahon]

So many suggestions.... however here are some tips how to avoid flipping to your offside especially in a playboat.

1. Keep your weight over the boat!
2. if you start to flip to your offside ->

a) just slam your paddle to your offside and do a powerful stroke while pushing the boat into the correct position with your hips. (requires a lot of strength). If you continue flipping just adjust the stroke and do a crossdeck cartwheel... works well with playboats.

b)let go of the T grip of your paddle and slam your offside palm into the water and lean backwards. Your onside arm goes as far onside as it gets.

c)do the above mentioned roll...

[liskahon]

http://c1freestyle.blogspot.com/2008/04 ... lance.html

this might help as well

[billhay4]

Any time either arm is fully extended to the side of the body, that shoulder is vulnerable. I was speaking of the shaft hand as that one is most likely to be extended in any sweeping move.
Bill

[yarnellboat]

Oops,

BC (RCABC) has developed some C-1 courses, and there are C-1 instructors north of you in Nelson and Kimberly.

Here's what I'm doing: trying to anticipate my edges etc. better and micro-manage keeping my weight over the boat before it's too late, and trying to tuck faster and go with it once I'm gone.

But hey, who said there's anything wrong with flipping to your offside all big-eyed and wild-armed! Isn't that part of the deal?

PY.

[TheKrikkitWars]

If you put your paddle on the deck, you then have to sweep it into position. Any such move puts the shoulder in a potential dislocate position and hitting a rock at the wrong time can dislocate it.

I have to disagree strongly. Setting up with the paddle on the deck gives you protected "home position" and puts your arms and the paddle in front of you, protecting your shoulders. The sweep is achieved with torso flexibility - you shouldn't have to move your arms at all.

Maybe I'm describing it wrong - Mr. Lessels does a better job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_eAbYp4lDw

Putting your paddle on your deck lines up your t-grip to hit you in the stomach or chest, I broke two ribs doing that, not a good plan not at all.

[philcanoe]

ditto to that paddle-body connection... i find it desirable to never let a paddle line up with any part of my body... think dentist as well

now back to original discussion....