As always another great instructional video Boyd, simple, easy to follow and very effective.....I already knew the theory but this really got me back thinking about it for future paddling and playing around with it more on the river...
Great content! Especially from about 6:10 to 7:45. I haven’t seen a video coaching this specific idea before. I could watch a whole video about how to shift weight from one part of an edge to another in the flow of a rapid. If you think of the four quadrants plus the center of each edge there are six zones, making a large number of potential weight shift sequences. It would be fascinating to analyze different patterns used in different rapids or by different paddlers in the same rapid.
I've got some videos in the works that'll expand on these fundamentals, but so stoked you watched it, enjoyed it, and took something useful from it. I don't understand why it isn't taught this way more often. Thanks for watching!
Very good teaching here. Thanks. I see that your kayak paddle has tape where you put your hands. I've been wanting to learn what to use and how to do that. If you can do a video on that I'd be grateful.
Thanks 🙏🏻 and thanks for watching!! The tape on my paddle is colored electrical tape for the hardware store. I wrap over once and overlap each bit starting toward the center of the shaft and working toward the blades. It creates small sticky ridges that keep my hands from sliding down the shaft even when my grip is extremely loose. The goal is to have a loose grip while paddling… instead of holding tension. 🤙🏻
Hi Boyd, thanks for putting this out. Can you expand a bit more on how and when to use quadrant edging in some real life examples in a river runner? Thanks again!
Check out the Bow Dry Paddling video and lean boofing videos. Quadrants are also a necessary skill in the hole punching, surfing, boofing, and in any freestyle kayaking. It’s the foundation of all edgework in a kayak and you should always be paddling with your edges in mind. 🤙🏻
For the flatwater drills in a creek boat, you’ll still go in a circle if you alternate quadrants like on lean cleans in the drill, and the boat will rock in the proper directions, but it’s not as visible. Once you apply it to river running though, it works great as seen in the river running examples. 🤙🏻
Best hole punching demo and explanation I have seen yet.
over or under is always better than directly through… hole video on the way! 🤙🏻
Good stuff Boyd!
Thanks man! Stoked you're watching! 🤙
As always another great instructional video Boyd, simple, easy to follow and very effective.....I already knew the theory but this really got me back thinking about it for future paddling and playing around with it more on the river...
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻 and thanks for watching & supporting! 🤙🏻
Awesome instructional Boyd!
Thanks!! hope it helps… stoked to finally get this one out there
Great content! Especially from about 6:10 to 7:45. I haven’t seen a video coaching this specific idea before.
I could watch a whole video about how to shift weight from one part of an edge to another in the flow of a rapid. If you think of the four quadrants plus the center of each edge there are six zones, making a large number of potential weight shift sequences. It would be fascinating to analyze different patterns used in different rapids or by different paddlers in the same rapid.
I've got some videos in the works that'll expand on these fundamentals, but so stoked you watched it, enjoyed it, and took something useful from it. I don't understand why it isn't taught this way more often. Thanks for watching!
Great video! Thank you 😊
Very good teaching here. Thanks.
I see that your kayak paddle has tape where you put your hands. I've been wanting to learn what to use and how to do that. If you can do a video on that I'd be grateful.
Thanks 🙏🏻 and thanks for watching!!
The tape on my paddle is colored electrical tape for the hardware store. I wrap over once and overlap each bit starting toward the center of the shaft and working toward the blades. It creates small sticky ridges that keep my hands from sliding down the shaft even when my grip is extremely loose. The goal is to have a loose grip while paddling… instead of holding tension. 🤙🏻
Awesome video! How was the whitewater center i am heading up next week for the first time.
It's fun! My favorite is in a playboat with no paddle or in a half slice... great place to train, learn, build up skills
Hi Boyd, thanks for putting this out. Can you expand a bit more on how and when to use quadrant edging in some real life examples in a river runner?
Thanks again!
Check out the Bow Dry Paddling video and lean boofing videos. Quadrants are also a necessary skill in the hole punching, surfing, boofing, and in any freestyle kayaking. It’s the foundation of all edgework in a kayak and you should always be paddling with your edges in mind. 🤙🏻
Great video! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
thanks man!!
Would be nice to see this demoed in something besides a spuddy play boat
For the flatwater drills in a creek boat, you’ll still go in a circle if you alternate quadrants like on lean cleans in the drill, and the boat will rock in the proper directions, but it’s not as visible. Once you apply it to river running though, it works great as seen in the river running examples. 🤙🏻
Good video too meany people think of edging as just side to side