I am happy to have found Dragon Boating as a passion in life. I coach for the Tacoma Dragon Boat Association and enjoy sharing and learning all things paddling.
Contributed by Scott Klauminzer
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Body Weight Pulls
For an effective drill to teach both the importance of the catch and to focus on positioning the body, Body Weight Pulls are a great tool to utilize.
Set up the drill by demonstrating the proper technique for the catch. The concept is to start the stroke without pulling, but to allow your body weight to drive the paddle down and the boat forward. Start with body weight for the first 75% of the stroke, with physical pull for the last 25%. do this for 20 or so strokes. Next move up to 50% of the stroke as body weight, 50% pull, again for 20 or so strokes. Prgress like this up to full pull.This will also likely produce a different entry, a smoother one! It emphasizes the proper feel of compression on catch. There should be no cavitation as there will be good water both in front and behind the paddle.
Body positioning is also something that can be integrated into this drill. When setting up maximize rotation and reach to maximize body weight on the paddle.
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I am happy to have found Dragon Boating as a passion in life. I coach for the Tacoma Dragon Boat Association and enjoy sharing and learning all things paddling.
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