ConstantLearner

Pete and I went down to 24/7 yesterday evening. It was just about as perfect as it gets. Unfortunately, there’s no sure shot way to look at the river gauge and determine whether 24/7 will be good or not. You really have to just go down and hope for the best. Anyway, I’ve been several times in the last couple of weeks and I’ve been able to get 2 ends consistently, four ends occasionally (nothing to write home about). But yesterday, it was tweaked just right. If you started your right cartwheels in the right spot you could get 8 ends or more. The trick is not to put too much of your boat in; otherwise, you end up getting pushed out. There’s a fine line between using the pour-over to help your ends through and getting too much help and getting spit out. Another thing I’ve been practicing is putting the paddle aside and practicing cartwheels with just my hands. This is an awesome exercise for your balance. I’m actually a little bit better at linking ends without the paddle for some reason. Anyway, it’s been a treat hitting 24/7 this early in the season. Usually it doesn’t come in until late June, I think. CUOTR!

P.S. Thanks to the kind person who made the nice wood blocks for the extra slots at 24/7! I think someone did this for the hometown throwdown in the last week or so. If you put them all the way down (to block the extra flow), or lift them up slightly (to divert water from the main pour-over) you can tweak the foam pile to get the best results.