How to do a Bow Draw on Flatwater (Part 1/2) | Intermediate Whitewater Skills Series

In this how to do a Bow Draw in a Kayak tutorial, the team from AQ Outdoors break down one of the many variations of a Bow Draw for whitewater kayaking. This step by step guide is done in flat water to give students a calm and easy environment to learn the mechanics and fundamentals before applying it to moving water.
This video provides all the steps you will need, along with common problems we see with people learning and executing the Bow Draw. It will set paddlers up with all the skills they need to translate this into moving water.
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[@bruns9876]

Yes!! It is an underrated skill to teach this well and this video is amazing both for people learning and for instructors looking for tricks! Thanks Simon and team!

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for the kind words and insights Ari. Super appreciated.. hope youa re well mate

[@PaulKRedd]

Good work. I'd like to see alternate modeling that reflects more accurately the realistic torso rotation of older students and adapt to it, rather than call it a flaw.

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for kind words and the feedback. For students with less body rotation we are more inclined to focus on blade angle rather than rotation. I would almost consider it more of a gliding draw style stroke though focusing on pulling the feet toward the blade rather than pulling the blade to the boat.

[@rhysmckinstry3620]

Best kayak instructional videos I've seen!

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for the kind words Rhys. Very much appreciated. We will do our best to keep them coming..

[@macfawlty]

The best bow draw instructional I’ve seen.

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks so much for the kind words! So stoked to hear you find it valuable..

[@CryptoSurfer]

Nice video. One thing I would suggest is to do a quick step by step review at the end of the video to reinforce the positive steps after covering the negatives. It helps one to remember what to do rather than what not to do.

[@MarkFitzptrk]

Simon, this is another exceptional video i love how you have broken it down for teaching purposes. i have always liked your tutorial videos, keep up the great work

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks so much fo the kind words Mark. Very much appreciated!

[@juttaweiss5156]

So super explained. Thank you so much.

[@AQOutdoors]

Our pleasure. Thanks so much for checking out the video and for leaving a comment.

[@daleappleton1070]

Excellent stuff, so easy to follow. Overhead view really cements the steps, and angles.

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks for checking out the video and for the kind words.

[@michaelbrazier5272]

Great content

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks so much for checking out the video and the kind words.

[@martinrobertson2484]

These are absolute gold. Keep em coming! Glide draw next?

[@AQOutdoors]

Thanks Martin. Really appreciate the kind words. We are going to move this into moving water next. Glide draw is in the works though for sure..