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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: San Diego
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Manic for Life
Join Date: May 2015
Location: San Diego
Posts: 838
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I'll be more careful around those guys from this point forward. Will surf booties protect my feet from needles in the sand?
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#23 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 109
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Just read Jorge's excerpt. I think what the author is trying to say is that spreading your legs increases your mass moment of inertia making it easier to balance. It is easy to think of it like a tight rope walker. He uses the pole to increase his MOI giving him better balance. The paddle and your legs can have a similar effect. Also, the comment about the hands grasping the sides has to do with adding a torque to the system for balance. All true and based in science as alanw said, as is the the higher cg associated with sitting on raised seat. All kayakers have the most advanced feedback control system available to them, the human brain. I bet the pedalers have crazy good balance in a paddle yak where all those things are helping them.
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#24 |
Brandon
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,345
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Honestly, I hold the sides of my kayak a lot because I dont have a PADDLE in my hands. What would paddlers do with their hands if they had alternate means of propulsion? Would you guys sit on your hands or..??
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