{"id":16034,"date":"2018-02-05T18:48:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T16:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=16034"},"modified":"2018-02-05T18:48:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T16:48:40","slug":"3-most-important-canoe-strokes-that-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/more-sport\/3-most-important-canoe-strokes-that-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Most Important Canoe Strokes That You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canoeing is an amazingly fun water activity. It can be referred to as
\neither a sport activity or a recreational activity. In canoeing, single
\nbladed paddles are used to balance the canoe in water.<\/p>\n

It is pretty ironical that half of the people owning a canoe do not have
\nmuch knowledge of using it. Being amateurs, they do not know how to
\npaddle in the right way. Sometimes, it is actually funny watching them
\nfumble with their strokes.<\/p>\n

In order to remove this clumsiness and start enjoying your activity of
\ncanoeing, read out about the following 3 strokes. Take a note that
\nbecoming perfect in these strokes will require months of practice. The
\npractice time maybe more or less, varying with different individuals.
\nIt is important to note that you should practice each stroke on both sides
\nof the canoe.<\/p>\n

1. Forward Stroke:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Forward<\/p>\n

This is the primary and the most basic canoe stroke. Even though it is
\nconsidered the easiest, it will require the canoeist to maintain a proper
\nand straight sitting positioning and an accurate torso rotation.<\/p>\n

2. J- Stroke:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"J<\/p>\n

The canoe has the tendency to move in the unwanted direction at times.
\nOwing to this, a stroke is required to compensate for an action. This
\nstroke is known as the J- stroke. It can be said to be a pretty advanced
\nstroke as compared to the forward stroke, but it is of immense
\nimportance in keeping the canoe moving in the required direction.<\/p>\n

3. Draw Stroke:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Draw<\/p>\n

This stroke provides the same function as the previously mentioned J
\nstroke. It would facilitate the direction of the canoe best if used by the
\npaddler. This will compensate for the direction of the canoe while it
\nkeeps moving forward.<\/p>\n

The last two of these strokes need extreme practice and a lot of patience
\nto master. Meanwhile, it is advisable that you always accompany a
\nfriend during all your canoe outings.<\/p>\n

Apart from these, paddling in the tandem is the hardest. It is because of
\nthis reason that only the expert should perform this. In this method, all
\nthe three strokes mentioned above will have to be used in a systematic
\nway to keep the canoe moving safely in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Before learning these strokes, it is important to know about their
\nanatomy. Basically, all the canoes consist of 3 phases- catch, power and
\nrecovery. If you want to achieve expertise in the activity of canoeing,
\nthen it is crucial to get the perfect canoe from the best canoe brands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of the famous canoe brands are Pelican 15.5 Foot Recreational
\nCanoe, Nova Craft Bob Special 15 Foot Canoe, Lincoln Hidden Pond 14
\nFoot Canoe, and others.<\/p>\n

The difficulty level of these strokes might vary from person to person. It
\nmight seem like a bit out of your league task at first, but trust me\u2026All
\nyou need to have is patience!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canoeing is an amazingly fun water activity. It can be referred to as either a sport activity or a recreational activity. In canoeing, single bladed paddles are used to balance the canoe in water. It is pretty ironical that half of the people owning a canoe do not have much knowledge of using it. Being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3154,3153,3155],"class_list":["post-16034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-more-sport","tag-canoe","tag-canoeing","tag-strokes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}