Beginner Sports Tips

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

The Secret to Better, Faster Kayak Paddling

Forward paddling seems easy, but there is room for improvement. Learn from expert Jakob Jelling how to get the most from your effort.

Forward paddling is probably the most under-appreciated and under-practiced kayaking move. However, as you might imagine, this is the most important move that you can learn. Depending on where you're going to be kayaking, and how long of a kayak tour you intend to go on, good forward paddling may end up saving you a lot of time, effort, and muscle strain.

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How to Scuba Dive in a Current

courtesy of Jakob Jelling

Diving in a current implies a higher amount of difficulty and danger than regular diving, but this can be avoided if the diver knows how to properly do it by being trained for it as well as by learning some important guidelines.

Although some rules regarding diving in a current are given in most diving training schools, if you are going to dive in a current you should also receive specialized training for it.

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