Comments for Just Another Weekend Kayaker http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator Blogging along the way to better kayaking Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:33:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on JK lives up to the hype by wildwildwes http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2008/01/17/jk-lives-up-to-the-hype/#comment-8 wildwildwes Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:53:19 +0000 http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2008/01/17/jk-lives-up-to-the-hype/#comment-8 You are now an elite member of the comfy paddler's club! Enjoy your new boat! You are now an elite member of the comfy paddler’s club! Enjoy your new boat!

]]> Comment on My future kayak: Summary of research to date by Gary Wilson http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2007/08/21/my-future-kayak-summary-of-research-to-date/#comment-5 Gary Wilson Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:05:39 +0000 http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2007/08/21/my-future-kayak-summary-of-research-to-date/#comment-5 Three words: Demo, Demo, Demo :-) Three words: Demo, Demo, Demo :-)

]]> Comment on Paddling in a straight line - Arrrgh! by Jennifer http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2007/06/22/paddling-in-a-straight-line-arrrgh/#comment-4 Jennifer Thu, 05 Jul 2007 03:55:16 +0000 http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2007/06/22/paddling-in-a-straight-line-arrrgh/#comment-4 My 2nd point in previous comment didn't quite come out like I meant it. Thought this link could explain better what I meant about the square blade and "catch" part of your stroke: http://www.performancevideo.com/paddle_blade_catch My 2nd point in previous comment didn’t quite come out like I meant it. Thought this link could explain better what I meant about the square blade and “catch” part of your stroke: http://www.performancevideo.com/paddle_blade_catch

]]> Comment on Paddling in a straight line - Arrrgh! by Jennifer http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2007/06/22/paddling-in-a-straight-line-arrrgh/#comment-3 Jennifer Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:56:12 +0000 http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2007/06/22/paddling-in-a-straight-line-arrrgh/#comment-3 I can offer three things that my be in play. 1. Body leaning: try to pay attention to whether you are shifting your weight from one butt cheek to the other during your strokes. Early in your paddling, it is easy to shift weight from one side of the boat to the other without even realizing it. This will cause your boat to veer off course. 2. Angle of your paddle blade (not paddle shaft): Watch your blade enter the water when you take a stroke. Is it catching the water "squarely" (perpendiculr to the water as it drops in to "catch" the stroke)? If your blade enters the water at an angle , this will actually steer you off of your straignt course. 3. Where your blade comes out of the water at the end of a stroke: Your paddle should come out of the water near your hip. Check to see if you are finishing your strokes at your hip or if you are taking your blade out of the water ahead of your hip (finishing the stroke too soon) or behind your hip (finishing the stroke too late). Either way can make your boat steer off of a straight course. I can offer three things that my be in play.

1. Body leaning: try to pay attention to whether you are shifting your weight from one butt cheek to the other during your strokes. Early in your paddling, it is easy to shift weight from one side of the boat to the other without even realizing it. This will cause your boat to veer off course.
2. Angle of your paddle blade (not paddle shaft): Watch your blade enter the water when you take a stroke. Is it catching the water “squarely” (perpendiculr to the water as it drops in to “catch” the stroke)? If your blade enters the water at an angle , this will actually steer you off of your straignt course.

3. Where your blade comes out of the water at the end of a stroke: Your paddle should come out of the water near your hip. Check to see if you are finishing your strokes at your hip or if you are taking your blade out of the water ahead of your hip (finishing the stroke too soon) or behind your hip (finishing the stroke too late). Either way can make your boat steer off of a straight course.

]]> Comment on What EJ said about my future kayak by James http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2007/06/26/what-ej-said-about-my-future-kayak/#comment-2 James Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:48:07 +0000 http://worldkayakblogs.com/alygator/2007/06/26/what-ej-said-about-my-future-kayak/#comment-2 Hey, just a note, I too have issues with my size. I'm 6 foot, size 12 shoe. ALL other manufacturers build for ballet dancer feet. The only boats I historically can get into are the ones designed by EJ and Dave. The WS Big EZ, T3 and now all the jacksons. It seems he opens up the cockpit at the knees a bit more and doesn't lend value to squishing the nose at all. Hey, just a note, I too have issues with my size. I’m 6 foot, size 12 shoe. ALL other manufacturers build for ballet dancer feet. The only boats I historically can get into are the ones designed by EJ and Dave. The WS Big EZ, T3 and now all the jacksons. It seems he opens up the cockpit at the knees a bit more and doesn’t lend value to squishing the nose at all.

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