Archive for August, 2011

Smashing Through The White Water On A Surf Ski

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Surf Ski Technique

Surf Ski Technique

Balance Over White Water

Basic skill tips need refreshing each season you begin ski paddling.

You may spend the winter paddling in the river or lakes, ensuring you keep dry and avoid illness. Now that it is warmer though, the surf is where you will be heading.

What key tips do you need to paddle through white water confidently, so you ensure you prevent yourself falling off and not getting past the waves to enjoy a long paddle in the ocean? Top Paddlers use the same method as the one we have detailed in Surf Ski Supremacy – only they have practised it enough it has become second nature to them. These skills await you in the Surf Ski Supremacy eBook.

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Experiencing Tight Thighs While Paddling A Surf Ski

Thursday, August 18th, 2011
Surf Ski Paddling Tips

Surf Ski Paddling Tips

As you begin your journey at mastering the balance on a ski you may find your thigh muscles become tight. How do you prevent this?

You see experienced Paddlers smoothly glide by and you are sure they do not have the feeling of uncomfortable tight thigh muscles as you do. Their balance is relaxed, yet you feel unsteady in the craft and now the muscles in your thighs are tight and there is a threat they will cramp. This is a common issue with new paddlers in the surf as well as flat water like canals and rivers. After 10 to 15 minutes paddling, you have not fallen in, but survival to prevent this is to paddle slow. Pretty soon your endurance and time you want to stay on the ski runs out as it becomes too uncomfortable sitting in the saddle as your thighs are tense.

The good news is that correcting this problem is a simple adjustment to two elements of your technique.

What is the technique and skill needed to relax these muscles? Its all in the Surf Ski Supremacy eBook. Click through to the home page for more information.

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Some Precise Paddling Technique Comments

Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Surf Ski Technique

Surf Ski Technique

The most effective position for blade is vertical in the water. Surf ski paddlers modify this by going off vertical to compensate for changing environmental conditions and to assist balance.This should be avoided.

The power of the stroke is when the blade is accelerated between the knees and the hips during the trunk twist and heel pressure. Blade entry is between 45 and 50 degrees to the water. The stroke makes a line following the wash of the bow of the craft (Kayak) and inside the wash of a surf ski because it has a longer bow.

Strength is required in the back and abdominals of the athlete. The optimal technique requires the paddler to lean on the blade during the pull phase and arm and elbow are at 90 degrees. At exit the elbow and arm position is at 90 degrees and the shaft raises to parallel to shoulder height.

During exit the blade is turned on its side (90 degrees) to give a quick release from the water with minimal drag.

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Practise Paddling On An Ergo

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
How To Surf Ski

How To Surf Ski

The advantage of practicing drills on the ergo is that there is no concern for the environment

e.g. turbulent water. The Paddling shaft may be repeatedly used to focus on one step of the stroke e.g. the catch, the pull through or the exit. You may be trying to improve your exit hand out of the water and as there is no concern for balance you may perfect this step of the stroke in one sitting.

Anyone who has trained on such a machine usually realize its specific benefits to ski/kayak paddling.  They feel it is a necessity as a conditioning and technique improvement substitute for actual ski paddling. This is because using the ergo is so specific to the real thing and also it is a little harder because the resistance is consistent for each stroke, therefore giving you a stronger pulling stroke when out on you ski.

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