Finding Your Most Powerful & Efficient Canoe Tripping Paddle Stroke

How you can make your canoe tripping stroke more efficient and more powerful. In my paddling career I’ve spent a ton of time paddling into headwinds and crossing gigantic lakes, stroke after endless stroke. And that’s given me a ton of time to think about and experiment with different paddle strokes, trying to find the one that maximised power and minimised fatigue. This video summarises my findings about finding an efficient paddle stroke for wilderness canoe trips… 0:14 Arms only stroke 0:30 Stroke using some torso rotation 1:02 Stroke using significant torso rotation and higher cadence 2:54 Stroke using forward torso hinge More at my site https://www.essentialwilderness.com