Lee Valley / Legacy 10/8/24

Another session at Lee Valley WWC on the Legacy run, including some surf, ferrying, 1 swim and a failed roll at the end. After going through this video, I can see a marked improvement in paddle placement and i seem more confident in my paddle strokes, hopefully its a sign of things to come :)
Boat - Pyrahna Burn 2
Paddle - Werner Surge bent (cranked) shaft
Camera - DJI Action 4 1080/60 upscaled to 4k

[@leighclifford7808]

Looking good mate your are improving more and more.
Great video 👍

[@SubParPaddler]

Thank you, that session felt good for the most part :)

[@clausjung1477]

I envy you - you paddle quite often. You should try the Olympic course soon. I think you are ready for it 👍

[@SubParPaddler]

Hi, I go once a week, if I could afford the fuel I would go more often. As for the Olympic, thanks for the vote of confidence but Ive not even gotten fully into a hole yet (nerves lol) and from what I can tell, that's a must for the Olympic, not only that, I can't roll consistently and that would be beneficial on there. I may very well take the advanced course (Olympic) next year, in the meantime I'm hoping to practice in the holes on the Legacy :)

[@pablolegaz4927]

Kudos for recording your progression and how well you take on the criticism! Maybe its the angle of the camera but your hands seem quite close to the paddle blades. I'd move them inwards towards each other as this would give you way more power and allow your paddle to be more upright. At the moment your blade angle is too horizontal and your elbows are bent, try a more vertical stroke, straighten your arm and reach a bit further forward and drive your hips past the blade. Enjoy!

[@Joshua_Fitz]

What’s the black tape lookin thing on the left side of your boat?

[@SubParPaddler]

Hi, I put that there becuase I keep catching my thumb knuckle on it.