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Wing Paddle Technique with Steve Brown
Learn the amazing credentials of Stephen Brown from Fitme in Tauranga.
2008 Course Dates: 6th September, 20th September. Start at 12- 00 am ,and includes lunch and afternoon tea.
Price - $100
Introduction:
The following skills will be covered duting the day:
- Boat handling skills
- Paddle technique
- Weights and body conditioning
- Self-help methods
Program .
12 noon - arrive, and over lunch, meet up with the other people on the course.
1pm - first session in conference room - Main points covered:
- Kinesetics of paddling
- Concentrating on good body posture in the boat, paddle motion in the air and through the water
- Emphasising the "catch" at point of entry
- Paddle set up to the right angle and length
- Boat set-up
- Techniques in boat handling
- Riding the wake of other boats
- Taking the best line on graded rivers
We will also look at the boat as as extension of your body and try to eliminate roll and fore and aft pitch.
2 pm - Session 2 - on the water
This session will go a little more in-depth and add to the first by looking at:
- Body position in the boat
- Putting in practice all of the theory from session one including
- Paddling warm-up drills
- Individual assessments of each padller's technique by coaching on and off the water
4pm - Debrief - Afternoon tea
Note:
We recommend that this course is repeated within two months to get the most benefit from the training.
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