Comments on: Paddling From The Beginning – The Zen of Sculling http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/22/the-zen-of-sculling/ Tilting At Waves Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/22/the-zen-of-sculling/comment-page-1/#comment-123 derrick Sat, 17 Sep 2005 11:47:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=92#comment-123 That's great to hear Richard! I wanted to get back and congratulate you on that, sorry for the delay. I'm glad to hear you got something from the post. That’s great to hear Richard! I wanted to get back and congratulate you on that, sorry for the delay. I’m glad to hear you got something from the post.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/22/the-zen-of-sculling/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Anonymous Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:46:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=92#comment-111 Tried it out last night after work. Works good. I have struggled in the past with a sculling brace. Became much more confident last night, noticed that my skirt lets water seep in if I scull long enough =8-) facing my work, sculling with my torso(not my arms) and a long arching stoke proved to be the ticket. Seems to feel more natural on my left side. Thanks for the tips.<br/><br/>Richard (CD Gulfstream, green over orange) Tried it out last night after work. Works good. I have struggled in the past with a sculling brace. Became much more confident last night, noticed that my skirt lets water seep in if I scull long enough =8-) facing my work, sculling with my torso(not my arms) and a long arching stoke proved to be the ticket. Seems to feel more natural on my left side. Thanks for the tips.

Richard (CD Gulfstream, green over orange)

]]> By: derrick http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/22/the-zen-of-sculling/comment-page-1/#comment-100 derrick Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:49:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=92#comment-100 Right. You can write the follow up post on blade angles and rolling if you like. ;) Right. You can write the follow up post on blade angles and rolling if you like. ;)

]]> By: alex http://www.kayakquixotica.com/2005/08/22/the-zen-of-sculling/comment-page-1/#comment-99 alex Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:44:00 +0000 http://cheesestate.com/quixotica/?p=92#comment-99 I can't believe you hate peanut butter. It's so good!<br/><br/>As for deep sculling = rolling, that may be true but deep bracing = rolling as well. There is a distinct difference between a sweep/screw/slash roll and a sculling roll. The difference is blade angle. While the line is blurred with a Greenland paddle because it is much more forgiving in regards to blade angle, a Euro paddle quickly makes this evident. A sculling roll requires an alternating climbing blade angle, a sweep roll requires a neutral blade angle, and the slash roll (my personal favorite) requires a diving blade angle. I can’t believe you hate peanut butter. It’s so good!

As for deep sculling = rolling, that may be true but deep bracing = rolling as well. There is a distinct difference between a sweep/screw/slash roll and a sculling roll. The difference is blade angle. While the line is blurred with a Greenland paddle because it is much more forgiving in regards to blade angle, a Euro paddle quickly makes this evident. A sculling roll requires an alternating climbing blade angle, a sweep roll requires a neutral blade angle, and the slash roll (my personal favorite) requires a diving blade angle.

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