Kayaking with Eric Jackson: Strokes and Concepts

by Eric Jackson

Overview

World-champion kayaker teaches basic paddling strokes and concepts

Four-time world champion kayaker, Eric Jackson teaches basic paddling strokes and concepts so that whatever water you choose to navigate you’ll be equipped to kayak efficiently and proficiently with control and speed. Each stroke instruction includes warm up and practice drills, advice on how to correct common mistakes, and lessons to improve essential maneuvers such as eddy turns and ferrying. Fully illustrated with step-by-step color photos, this resource is the key to improving your kayaking technique.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811765602
Publisher:	Stackpole Books
Publication date:	06/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Eric Jackson has won over 100 kayaking events--the most of any kayaker in history--including three men's pro World Championships, two Pre-World Championships, and one World Cup within the past fifteen years. He is the author of the bestselling kayaking books Whitewater Paddling: Strokes and Concepts and Playboating. Eric has also coached several kayaking teams to win major events, including teams with his children, who are both world champions. He lives in Walling, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 The 12-Minute Stroke Drill Warm-Up 1

Getting Started 3

Head, Paddle, Boat, and Body 3

Committing the Rules to Habit 8

Chapter 2 The Concepts: Speed, Angle, Arc, and Spin-Momentum 9

Chapter 3 Forward Stroke 11

The Stroke 11

Chapter 4 Reverse Stroke 19

The Stroke 19

Chapter 5 Primary Turning Strokes 26

The First Two Rules of Turning 27

Forward Sweep 27

Reverse Sweep 31

Chapter 6 Secondary Turning Strokes 35

The Turning Force of Spin-Momentum 36

The Third Rule of Turning 37

Draw Stroke 37

The Fourth Rule of Turning 45

Compound Strokes 46

C-Stroke 46

S-Turn Stroke 54

Reverse Compound Stroke 62

Offside C-Stroke 70

Sideslip Stroke 74

Reverse Sweep Torso Drill 77

Squirt Stroke 78

Initiation Stroke for Playboating 81

Chapter 7 Applying the Strokes and Concepts to Whitewater 84

Four Whitewater Concepts 84

Eddy Turns 85

Ferrying 91

Whitewater S-Turns 98

Surfing Holes 99

Surfing Waves 108

Boofing 109

Booting over Holes 115

Summary 117