by Eric Jackson | Jun 30, 2023 | EJ's Blog, Lifestyle, News, Whitewater Blogs
Dave Spears of Tip-a-Canoe, a livery in Tennessee since 1972 saw the cream-colored Ringer on my Facebook page and decided he had to have it. Dave learned to roll years ago, but never actually used it in whitewater and had since forgotten. It was time to get a...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 20, 2023 | EJ's Blog, Instructional, Strokes and Concepts, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
Learning how to paddle more efficiently when turning, harnessing spin-momentum, and learning paddle dexterity SPIN MOMENTUM: THAT TURNING FORCE YOU HAVE WHEN YOU HAVE SPEED FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS- It comes from your boat climbing its own bow wave and wanting to fall...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 19, 2023 | EJ's Blog, Instructional, Strokes and Concepts, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
The Primary Turn Strokes Forward and Reverse Sweeps These are the strokes you use to get the boat spinning in the direction you want it too. They are your strongest turning strokes. Because we are now discussing turning the kayak, we need to learn a few new rules...
by Eric Jackson | Mar 14, 2023 | EJ's Blog, Resources, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
Quality isn’t a marketing term. Quality can be measured, seen, felt, and experienced on the water. Here are the steps taken and outcomes that result from those steps to create the undeniable quality when you see, touch, and paddle this boat. Luckily, my dad...
