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Well done.

A discussion about limiting the stroke ie entry and exit so water is not pushed down nor lifted and water isn’t pushed away from the boat nor towards it. No wasted effort only energy exerted to move the boat forward. And secondly using muscles in proportion to their strength and when they effect the proper stroke

I struggle to rotate my hips without pushing my hips down in the boat. Great exercise and very clear explanations. Thanks

Hi Ian, revisiting your workshops two years later. I'll check and see if this is answered elsewhere in the comments or in a video that you've created but thank you so much for creating these fantastic resources. This might be a dumb question but is there a difference between Paddling when your touring and Paddling when you're racing?

Just found your series- Awesome videos for the”average” person and older adult paddler- helps to also prevent so can paddler longer! Merci from Canada!

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Thèse are brilliant. Having been a slalom, polo and WW paddler for 45 years I found the torque effect of wings on my very experienced wrists was painful. These weights have removed that soreness immediately. Oddly the paddles feel no heavier with the weights on. I really can’t recommend these highly enough, albeit I understand that those having got used to the feel of wings might not find the transformation as great as I did.

Too much bashing of the helper… could not finish the tutorial. Sad

Gold standard technique videos thanks Ivan. Could you clarify: we are looking for the beautiful J shape in our blade path. IF I rotate about an axis, my tail bone or similar and my arms are always fixed, why won't I produce a C shape or arc.

I had zero feather on my paddle and it feels better than a 60° angle I used to use 12 years ago.

I remember you From years ago, Thames sea kayak race you broke your rudder. I'm still paddling years later.

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TY. Very interesting. Question can’t they design a paddle that is equally weighted???? Also an idea. Simply increase the length of the connector to the weight. Thus the weight could be reduced!!!

genius, like we all knew it was a problem but always assumed it was just us

Hello Ivan. I watched this video and some of your others a couple years ago. I paddle a semi-elite surf ski (NELO 550 and EPIC V 12) and have been working two years on trying to make my leg drive the bulk of the power in my stroke. This is somewhat instinctive to me since I have an elite rowing background. But I notice that very few elite surf ski paddlers do what I do. (Both of their knees seem to be bent all the time.) I lock my drive leg down tight at the end of the leg drive (my knee is locked). I find it seems to improve my stability with a solid bit of weight low down in the ski. Am I missing something? Also, in accordance with some instruction by Oscar Chalupsky, I am paddling with by upper arm elbow much lower than my shoulder so that I focus on torso twist and resist the tendency to push out with my upper arm. My upper hand is about chin or mouth level and never as high as eye level. After my release I do have to extend that upper arm a little for the catch. Again, am I missing something here?

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good theory and training suggestions i wld also like to require suggestions with regard to improving stability in rougher water/waves and not only the statics that we often see on the internet and i am talking about k1 i actually add weight in the center to prevent from tipping to much and do the 4 times paddling left than right and 1 full stroke and lifting the paddling for 3 secs in the air

That's an intriguing thought! I have one concern, though, if you'll allow. When you counter-weigh the rotational force of the paddle incurred by it's rotational imbalance, you will add the exact additional rotational inertia that it already has through the imbalance -- i.e., the rotational inertia you'll have to overcome to rotate the paddle doubles (while of course the paddle is in balance statically). Given that you'll have to overcome this doubled inertia twice per stroke (starting, then stopping the rotation for left stroke, same for right), and that the paddle is fairly self-supported while in the water, I am extremely curious how this plays out in practice. Would you grant me the freedom to try this out myself with a bootleg version of the design?

Great video Ivan

Have you ever tried this? How much is it faster like in 1 km?

Ivan. This is great stuff. Thanks as I have not sorted my paddle out yet. I think this would help. Warning, newbie type question below and sorry if you have answered in other clips. Can you suggest a non-subjective method to establish / set offset angle and paddle length?. The “try this and that see how it feels” doesn’t seem to work as I get no specific data, I can’t tell either way when I have used it for a small length of time. On a recent paddle of 20k. I stopped half way for a snack. My 30 degrees and 211cm ( Epic Mid Wing) was reset to 205 and I twisted it to ~45 deg when I stuck the paddle in the sand. I didn’t realise it at all until I finished and packed it all away. Ps I’m no sprinter, my typical is 10-20k @ 10-12 kph and avg 35s/m. Appreciate if you can advise…

Crazy! I would totally buy one and try it!

What if you had a bent/bowed shaft in the centre then you could add a flush weight minimising protrusion. The bend in the shaft would off set some of the mass before adding weight? That would obviously not be an aftermarket option, as this is.

Back in 1985 late great Milan Janic had problem with light weight Swedish old type carbon shift plastic paddle. He filled bottom of the blade with lead to improve his catch. He had always been ahead of time.

Well, the paddle is now 200gr heavier.....

Wow, this is exactly the issue I've had for so many years. Getting stiff forearms from counter-rotating, even when the rest of the body is relatively fresh! Excited hear more about this!

Watching this series has become a spring time ritual before I get on the water.

Great idea, but probably only practical for a sprinter. Any form of marathion racing and the counterweight is a safety hazard and is at risk of being knocked off.

How heavy is you weight? Looks like about 100g. Did you estimate the extra momentum of the heavier paddle? Does your solution have any benefits in comparison to wrapping?

Great idea and would be very interested- however I feel it would need to be redesigned for use in ocean paddling, as that weight would be very dangerous near your face if you are punching through a wave on the way out. Are you looking to make it safe for ocean use?

Very novel and unique to solving a complex problem. Well done. I look forward to seeing further updates and product release.

Well done!

Brilliant Ivan! Super exciting to see this new development. You're contributions to the paddling world are phenomenal.

At 9:25 he says, "This paddle has now become weightless." If the paddle had become weightless he could hold it up, let it go, and it would not fall to the floor! With the addition of the counterweight the paddler actually has to lift more total weight during each recovery. This total weight increase plus the inconvenience of having the counterweight sticking out from the paddle shaft must have been shown in testing to be offset by the reduction in effort needed to prepare for the next stroke, or he wouldn't be out here talking it up on the internet🙂

For us older paddlers, innovations like this are really welcome as we try to minimise injury. On a slightly separate note, I personally think that many paddlers have blades that are too big for them. I think this is due to the fact that people quite often get the same paddle as top end paddlers who are stronger and fitter. The evidence for this is when you see paddlers with really slow stroke rates. This may potentially be also causing injury (and making them slower). Just wondering what your thoughts are on this?

Wonderful presentation of original thinking Ivan, I look forward to trying this and wish you every success :)

Folks can argue the theoretical pros and cons of this back and forth but the proof is in the testing of this for yourselves and see if it simply feels better. I am sure Ivan has satisfied himself that it feels better with, than without. Is the retail model less likely to look like it could poke you in the eyes, or stab you in the chest?

Loving this and very much looking forward to the launch.

This will have some inertia when you turn the shaft if the blades are offset.

Good thinking! Congratulations! from Jöns

Fantastic demonstration Ivan, loved seeing it rolling along the bars. Best of luck with the launch and looking forward to your next episode.

It's been a while since we've seen innovation like this....thanks for the explanation!

The added weight is somewhat nullified by the fact that it's not out at the tips, which would add to the swing weight. So, was this concept borrowed from archery ?

Exciting work, wonder how what a different that makes for longer surfski tours or races. Surprising that no one has tried to solve that problem before for the wing paddles.

very interesting take! I'd love to try it out

Very interested to see how this feels when paddling. Always good to see that people are looking for ways forward!

Exciting stuff!

A very simple concept solving a big problem, well explained. Thank you very much for sharing. I can see users of wing paddles adapting it fairly quickly. Now I'm curious what's the functional weight of my Bracia 7 725, 210cm I got from you 😇 - feathered at 60deg right handed. See you on the water, possibly. 👍

Congratulations Ivan! Love the concept and how clearly you present the problem and the solution. I look forward to being able to add a Featherweight to my paddle at some point. Thanks for always thinking about how you can help the paddle racing community. I hope we make it worth the effort!