Not sure on this one, but on another it said the paddle sweep shouldn't extend past the hip or it will effectively work against you & pull you back down?

No particular tips, just sucks being blind! Spit and wipe. I prefer glasses because I can keep my eyes open without fear of a contact shifting.

It's coming!

The right river makes all the difference. Shoals with lots of shelves can be a great morphology for these kinds of pursuits. Were fortunate that our local geology helps.

Glad you enjoyed, Matt. Your acknowledgement bears quite a bit of weight!

@@whitewaterdreams too kind! I'm only following where other great coaches have led.

Absolutely!

How so? What are you wanting to learn?

I haven't run something like this in a creekboat yet, but I have had fixed backbands with no ratchets.

I wonder if anyone has devised an inflatable back band. It would be a U shaped float bag.

@@kevinhornbuckle the problem with something inflatable is that in order for it to be rigid enough for you to leverage off of, it needs to be tight enough likely impeding exit.

@@h2odreamsllc216 Makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

Hey Jamie, not sure if you want to use gflex for the center track on your boat. Regardless of what you decide to do, you'll have to start by pulling all of the outfitting out of the boat and ensuring the inside of the boat is clean so that whatever adhesive you use you'll get a proper bond. Maybe glue 1/4" minicell on the hull, then re-glue the center track to that? That would be my thought, but just spitballing. Do a little research on what glues are going to hold well, gflex is very expensive for what you're going to likely use it for, with an uncertain level of success.

Glad you enjoyed it, Vince!

@@whitewaterdreamswhat hip pads are you using?

You can Google and turn up a ton of results. But kayaking in itself is helpful for it. Check out our other video Warmups for Freestyle kayaking. A lot of those drills are great for oblique strengthening while simultaneously working smaller stabilizer muscles.

Freefall, plus cartwheel... Freewheel :)

Only going to get better!

Wave Sport Project X and Blissstick Specialist

@@whitewaterdreams Thanks for the reply. Are they similar to the Pyranha Jed?

@@TheP4U111 it could be said the Project X was the prototype to the Jed, as it preluded it and was designed by the same person, Robert Peerson. I think the Jed is the best spud boat on the market (for me). The size is right and it does everything I want it to.

@@whitewaterdreams Oh brilliant! I've just ordered a Jed to play around with, (first ever Kayak). Are they also somewhat okay for touring rivers and lakes?

@@TheP4U111 not really at all no. Check out our playboater troubleshooter playlist to see what boats like the Jed do.

These use "hip-snaps" while the roll you speak of is less driven by the oblique crunch in a hip snap. Lower center of gravity helps with the roll too but can be less than ideal in a whitewater venue.