Improving Your Hip-Snap

Can’t you feel ‘em circlin’, honey
Can’t you feel ‘em schoolin’ around
You got fins to the left, fins to the right
And you’re the only bait in town – buffett

So, in Israel they’ve found a great method for working on your hip-snap. While we in the rest of the world work off the sides of pools, spotters hands or bows, they are working with Hammerhead sharks. Rumor has it that you must practice your hip-snap with a Hammerhead to get it just right. No wonder they’ve got so many great paddlers.

 
As you can see first you must find the shark, then you slowly paddle up . . .

*The pictures were taken last week near the Hadera power station by Steve Gordon of the
Optimist Kayak Club at Sdot Yam
. orinally posted on the Isreali Sea Kayak Forum

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4 Responses to Improving Your Hip-Snap

  • Hans says:

    Hi derrick!
    What about “head and shoulders last” with that Hammerhead Shark swimming around your face?

  • derrick says:

    put your hands down just ahead of the dorsil, and now put your ear on your hands. . .

  • Michael says:

    Wonder what kind of fish might work for the fresh water folks wanting to improve their roll? Surely they’d like to improve the speed of their hip flick as well…

  • derrick says:

    sturgon?





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