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Stroke/Maneuvering Techniques - Coggle Diagram

- - - - quicker to perform than the stern rudder
      - provides very quick and powerful steering stroke
    - - quicker steering stroke
      - not as powerful a recorective stroke as the stern pry
      - puts minimal strain on the body
    - - when entering back into the current, a low brace provides stability
    - - can be turned straight into a power stroke
      - can be turned into a C stroke to keep speed up in a turn
    - - used in solo paddling
      - often followed by another cross-bow forward stroke
    - - aim to just miss the eddy
      - place parallel to direction of travel and then unload as much pressure you want for your stroke
    - - used for steering, a corrective stroke
      - used in the stern of the boat
      - turns the boat
    - - a draw stroke on the other side of the boat, not switching hands
      - most effectively used in the front of the boat
  - - - used to propel the boat foward
    - - gives fine control of steering
      - minimises loss of speed
    - - a power stroke that draws the front of the boat towards the blade
      - used to turn the boat
      - best used on the move with a bow sweep proceeding the bow draw
    - - used to initiate turns
      - drives the front of the boat away from the blade
    - - pulls the back of the boat towards the blade
      - control boat while its skidding
      - alter the direction of the boat while moving forwards
    - - used to push the stern of the boat away from the blade
      - very effective stroke to turn the boat quickly
      - causes a loss in forward momentum
    - - used to control direction when paddling
      - stern is pushed away from the blade
    - - forward bow and stern sweeps can be combined to create a 'full' forwards sweep stroke
      - reverse bow and stern sweeps can be combined to create a 'full' reverse sweep stroke
      - can be used to spin the boat on the spot, the only application of full sweeps
    - - quickly brings kayak back to stable position
      - used when you are about to flip or are getting pitted on your side
- - - - traveling at same speed as water boat is controlled by draws and pries
      - traveling faster than the current forward speed allows for ferrying, punch through waves and stoppers, and for the canoe to be steered
      - breaking out: the edge of the eddy line, pay attention to how the water is interacting with your canoe: is it slow, is it pulling the bow out, etc
      - breaking in: canoe has to travel from slower water in the eddy into the current, the further upstream your canoe is facing the further out into the current you will be able to go before the bow is turned downstream
      - Ferrieing
        
        used to move from eddy to eddy
        
        crossing from one side of the river to the other
        
        reverse ferrying
        
        easier, weight is in the front of the boat making it easier to maneuver
      - Snubbing
        
        used when threading downstream through a maze of rocks
        
        when the river is too fast and shallow for paddling
  - - - lifting one side of the kayak up
      - body remains upright, using core, hip, torso, and legs
    - - crossing the river
      - moving from eddy to eddy
      - helps in rescues
    - - the opposite of edging
      - leaning all your body weight over one side of the kayak
      - can cause a loss of balance
    - - leaning fowards in your kayak
      - helps keep you prepared when paddling in rappids
      - puts you in an "offensive" position where you can attack the waves and punch through holes easier
      - allows for more control of your boat