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SammyN
03/22/2025 01:27PM
  
Blatz: "For the BW with very little navigable moving water you can benefit a lot from Marathon Canoe techniques. There's tons of youtube videos but here's one that is helpful"


That video is awesome. Answered a bunch of questions I didn't know to ask.


Thanks!
 
Blatz
03/22/2025 08:43PM
  
SammyN: "Blatz: "For the BW with very little navigable moving water you can benefit a lot from Marathon Canoe techniques. There's tons of youtube videos but here's one that is helpful"



That video is awesome. Answered a bunch of questions I didn't know to ask.



Thanks!" Yup I always thought since you're paddling all day you might as well make every paddle stroke count. Something as simple as Keeping your top hand over your bottom hand makes a world of difference. So many people keep their top hand inside the gunwales effectively doing a sweep stroke all the time. That just makes your paddling day much harder. But equally as important is using your big muscles ( core and back muscles) for the paddle stroke and the arms are just used to attach the paddle to the body
 
uqme2
03/19/2025 02:37PM
  
Bill Mason paddling book
 
Blatz
03/20/2025 03:45PM
  
For the BW with very little navigable moving water you can benefit a lot from Marathon Canoe techniques. There's tons of youtube videos but here's one that is helpful
 
OgimaaBines
03/19/2025 10:00AM
  
Hey Sammy,
You may look into seeing if your area has a canoe association. The MN Canoe Association holds weekly "rookie nights" during open water season (not really for rookies, I've been paddling for a while and learned a ton) and host or share canoeing clinics.


Here's an example of what is offered: MCA
 
LindenTree
03/19/2025 03:12PM
  
Learned a few tricks from watching Bill Mason videos on utube.
 
BeaV
03/19/2025 08:33AM
  
Here is a great ytube discussing and showing how to do a basic power stroke. He has other videos too but this one is where to start. He coaches racers. Not whitewater.
John Puakea The Catch
 
SammyN
03/19/2025 02:59PM
  
uqme2: "https://www.amazon.com/Path-Paddle-Bill-Mason/dp/1559710047"


It's funny you mention that. This just showed up in my youtube feed because I've been watching canoe vids.

Paddling video
 
SammyN
03/18/2025 09:08PM
  
Hi all,
I'm looking to become a better (technical) canoe paddler. Things like cadence, the catch, stroke length, proper positioning, navigating rapids.

A) Are there any good YouTube channels out there to watch?
B) Are there any local (Midwest) camps out there that focus on this? Something like this: Whitewater Canoeing 101

Thanks!