Comments for Stroke Correction by Video at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.surfski.info Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:19:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/489/155/#pc_1450 Awareness My experience in terms of correcting a bad habit is being aware of it and that is why video analysis will help…. realizing what we are doing or what we are not …and getting some opinions from others is great also.. but the big job is to make the change happen. That is going to help with your confidence and you are the only one who can change things for your own benefit- we others are just holding a mirror for you! Another thing I learned… Try to fix just one thing at a time….. and that particular area could be described in lot of different ways! Paddler 1 Shoulders – please try out all these suggestions separately just one at the time and which ever will be the most manageable for you stick with it and just be passionate.. It will take time sometimes a week but it could be 2 months also! : -Pull your chest out while relaxing your shoulders -Sit up strait (while relaxing your shoulders) -Lift your chin up -Drop your shoulders down -Watch the video and try to find your neck (it should be visible)  If you doing it right you will feel sore around your lower back and stomach (in your six pack) muscles! Be aware, Cheers Zsolt - Zsolt Szadovszki Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:54:22 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/489/155/#pc_1445 G'Day, #1 Driver should sit up that drop shoulder and lean will make for hard breathing and hard to use the core, # 2 as we ski paddlers go in this part of the world not bad just a bit more vert, eather way they look to be haveing fun on a ski. Cheers Joseph - Joseph Pettigrew Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:46:45 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/489/155/#pc_1439 Paddler 1 is the easier of the two to fix his problem. No rotation and it look like his hands are too close together. What he does do well is that his top hand during the exit and recovery phase is about shoulder height so the blade should exit before his hips but because of the bent arms means it now exits behind the hips which of course now "drags" water cause imbalance. To correct this widen hand grip to around elbow width, straighten top arm and extend top hand more towards the nose of the ski. By doing this leg drive naturally occurs. Looks like he has great long arms so would make great kayaker when he does engage his core. Paddler 2 hands cross badly across the center line of the ski and finish very low during the exit and recover. This in rough conditions along with poor catch would produce great instability. Again same as paddler 1 needs to push top hand through more towards the nose and maintain the height of the top hand around shoulder height. From there improve catch but as you concentrate on pushing/extending that top hand more towards the nose then the catch and leg drive improves naturally. Try it for yourself and as you push that top hand away (towards the nose even pause for a second at the end) your core has to rotate naturally and your legs also have to bend to allow for the rotation. :) - David Hunter Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:50:15 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/489/155/#pc_1438 Yep - in the second part of the clip when he's coming towards the camera, you can see his knees pumping up & down! - Rob Mousley Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:59:04 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/489/155/#pc_1437 Paddler 2 is using his legs well! - Ed Menzies Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:34:38 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/489/155/#pc_1436 Ok, I'll kick it off: Contrast the two paddlers - paddler 2's arms are much straighter in the stroke than paddler 1's. Is this a good thing? Neither of them seems to have a catch that is particularly far forward - should they focus on trying to increase their reach? For example, should paddler 2's rear arm in the catch be more bent so that he can catch further forward? What about their rotation? - Rob Mousley Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:24:30 +0100