Reverse paddlingWritten by Jakob Jelling
Reverse paddling is an important kayaking technique.While forward paddling is probably one of most commonly used paddling strokes, reverse paddling is just as important. In fact, before you go kayaking, you should definitely practice both forward and reverse paddling to make sure that you have necessary skills so that you do not end up in trouble while you are out at sea. First, when you are reverse paddling, you should make sure that you are holding paddle lightly, just like you would if you were paddling forward. This will help you have more control over paddle, and it will also keep you from getting injured while you are paddling. Next, you should make sure that you are using back of paddle blade when you are kayaking. While you should put blade into water near your feet in order to paddle forward, reverse paddling requires you to put blade into water near your hips instead. Then, you should push paddle toward bow of your kayak while turning trunk of your body.
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