by Eric Jackson | Jan 9, 2025 | EJ's Blog, Strokes and Concepts, Strokes and Concepts, Whitewater Blogs, Whitewater Resources
Tip of the Day for Preparing for the 2025 Paddling Season- Start with the basics- learn your foundational skills- Step 1- Learn and Practice Strokes and Concepts. The nice thing about strokes and concepts is that you can learn the flatwater drills in a swimming...
by Eric Jackson | Dec 5, 2024 | Apex Fishing, Fishing Blogs, Fishing Resourcs, Product Information
The TYR is the real deal. It is born, made, and acts different. At 1/3rd or less of the weight of a typical plastic fishing kayak, and bred to make fishing simple and productive, it is a joy to paddle, or motor around, while getting places that just...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Apex in Europe Joe Ball, Jenny Ball, and I went to Strasburg, France for the 2024 Paddlesports Show where we introduced Europe to Apex and did our kickoff for European kayakers! Before this week, we were focused on getting the Ringer and Rebound built in three sizes,...
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 | 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...