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I think the Olympic was on, it was quite a slow flow as usual for about the 1st half hour but then it returned to about normal after then

Ha, nice to meet you even though it was fleeting lol and thank you, I hope so too else I wont be able to paddle :'(

Yeah, without a doubt, the water was quite chilly now, deffo dry suit time, for me anyway :)

Hi, sorry for the long rely... I go from 1080 to 4k, not the 3840 but the 4096 but I have to lower the bitrate from 50mbps down to 20mbps else the file size ends up far too big ( this video was 27gb, I got it down to 11gb at 20mbps) and the encoding time for this old lappy takes far too long. This 70min video took about 7.5hrs to encode, I reckon it would have been at least double that had I not lowered the bitrate. Imagine what it would be like if I filmed it in the max 100mbps but then I think that it saves it as h.265 as opposed h.264 and that would then mean having to 1st encode lower res proxy files just so this machine can handle it, then do the editing and then encode again when finished editing, I bet that would take this old i7 lappy about 2 days in just encoding alone, no joke lol. Had I film in 4K, same issue, it would mean having to encode proxy files 1st, again this would add many, many extra hours in encoding and thats before I can even start editing it. If I just save in 1080 and upload to YT, YT's compression makes a mess of it as you can see from the 1st 10 videos (noticeable in the sky) I uploaded, these were recorded in 1080 and uploaded as 1080 (1st 10 videos i did). Therefore, upscaling to 4k actually improves YT's 1080 quality, compare this 1080 video ( ruclips.net/video/egrR9gLNHiI/видео.html& ) with this video (in only 1080) and you will see the difference. Hope I didn't bore or confuse you lol

Oh wow thanks

Yeah thanks, that was certainly the best boof attempt of the day :)

certainly a lot more than I do lol

It was a great session thanks to you, you helped me to feel more confident, thanks again, Stuart

Aint it just, it was nuggets in there, so glad I didn't swim lol I think my surfing is getting better too, not so scared getting up on the green but i did keep forgetting your advice to paddle as opposed to rudder :/

Thank you, I am down there Saturday morning so I will try that :)

Its hard to miss me, i am the one that looks more comfortable on dry land lol

as ya do lol

Be rude not to lol

Life got in the way, sorry. I hurt me back and a one of my dogs past :(

Thanks, i will try to remember that :)

HI, yesterday was the 1st time down there in a couple of weeks, although i do still have a video to complete from 2 weeks ago, hopefully that will be on tomorrow and then yesterdays later in the week

Hi and thanks for the comment, one of my main faults its not being aggressive enough especially when im unsure and this was a prime example, I think t was the 1st or second time in that eddy too but at least I know what to expect in future, btw, I've not been in it since lol. Thanks again and safe paddling :)

Hi, thanks for the comment and advice. This is a 197cm bent paddle and my hands are on the angled section. If I moved them closer, that would move them off the angled sections, defeating the bent paddle's purpose. I do agree with the paddle angle though, I am trying to be more mindful of that. Thanks again :)

@@SubParPaddler Must just be the wide angle of the camera. I struggled/floundered for the first few months because my hands weren't far enough from the blades and nobody pointed it out to me! Was out on the weekend and realised I'm also still lazy with lifting AND squeezing my knees on my thigh grippers. That course you are on looks ace!

Hi, nice to speak to you and thank you, yes, this is what really need, I did some pool sessions over the last winter in the hopes that i would get some help but it was few and far between. I will have to see if there is anyone local to LV that can help on the days that i go down there, i dont mind losing 30 minutes or so just rolling.

Hi, its the Werner Surge, I wanted the Stikine but no where had it in stock at that time :( If you can try some paddles out that would be better, I think Matt at the Shop at LV may do this, or you local club or shop?

Hi, and yeah, you're spot on, I really want to get stuck in a hole or carve across the green (actual drop), I just don't have the bottle, I really need a buddy to encourage etc. As for surfing a bigger wave, have you seen my surfing? Lol 😂 as soon as I hit the smooth the bow gets thrown out, I need to do that more so I can get used to the power :)

Thanks,I think my head is the main issue most of the time, that and at times i forget to hip flick and stamp the opposite foot, too much to remember lol

@@SubParPaddlerHead but also try keep paddle on surface, push blade up and watch it mover over the surface, follow it with eyes can still get up even if head comes up, it shouldn’t but if is possible if blade stays towards surface

Sorry, its hard to judge how loud it should be, I will back it off some on future videos.

Hi, yes, 100% they are great for carving and quick turns but I'm not quite there yet, if you're not on the ball they trip you up quite easily.

Ha cool, I was hoping you'd see it, I can't believe how many times you tried and still rolled up, I am pooped at 2 tries max lol, well done :)

Hi, I use amalgamating tape as its thicker and softer feel than eleccy tape and then i sand it back a little not much though.

Thank you, that session felt good for the most part :)

I take it you passed, congrats :) You can't miss me, I will be the one that looks like he doesn't have a clue ;)

Hi, I go once a week, if I could afford the fuel I would go more often. As for the Olympic, thanks for the vote of confidence but Ive not even gotten fully into a hole yet (nerves lol) and from what I can tell, that's a must for the Olympic, not only that, I can't roll consistently and that would be beneficial on there. I may very well take the advanced course (Olympic) next year, in the meantime I'm hoping to practice in the holes on the Legacy :)

Hi, I put that there becuase I keep catching my thumb knuckle on it.

You're very welcome, they've helped me no end watching them back, especially when I was on the Developing WW course, shows me where I've gone wrong and I can see how to fix it next time, doesn't always work mind :/ see you on the course, I am there this Saturday morning :)

Thanks, I thought that was the case.

Your rolls are looking good mate. Epic video as always. 🤙🏻

Thank you, i just wish they were consistent :/

I think it was only yhr 2nd time in that eddy, might even been the 1st time and being new to white water i didnt realise that i needed a fair bit of power ro paddle out into the flow, a mistake only a rookie could make :)

Yep, they just take longer to edit as i cant do them in a full sitting, this one will be a bit shorter too as I wasnt there as long as i normally am.

Thank you :)

Cheers chap :)

www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/white-water-centre

Thank you :)

Thank you :)

Thank you, just needs to be every time now, come back next year lol :)

Story of my life is that lol :) I've not tried it since, I should have another go, I will try to remember next weekend :)

Hi, I can only remember 1 at the corner, but that's not to say there wasn't one further down though, oh hold on, I have just watched my 1st run in the full video and at that time there was only 1 bank staff to cover the whole course. Perhaps it's because there weren't many paddlers on the course for that session. As you can see from my videos, no water on the Legacy is out of my comfort zone, some drops hate me of course and made me somewhat anxious (not so much now) but I am comfortable in swimming in all sections. What is not good is that there is nothing at those blocks that aid self-extraction, i.e. no step and no lips/small protrusions like there are on all of the other blocks that I have swam at. I wasn't aware that the biggest drop was like this, it came as a surprise because it made self-extraction that much harder. I am all for helping oneself but if the means are not there how are we supposed to do so as per the declaration? Not to blow my own trumpet here but not everyone will know how to chimney climb, it is only because I used to rock climb that gave me the idea to do so. When I finally figured out that I had to chimney climb and managed to get out, the bank staff was still standing on the corner, i.e. they weren't busy helping someone else, I was peed off because it meant that they didn't or couldn't see me in that eddy and also, it meant the staff/instructor that paddled past me whilst I was standing in that eddy didn't raise the alarm either. My concern was and still is, what if I was a youngun and or injured or worse, does the declaration really absolve all or does having bank staff actually place some liability on the centre? I'm just spitballing, I am not saying it does or it doesn't, it's just a thought that has been in my head since then.

Hi, I am just referring to the smooth water on the drop, on a river it would be green in colour and not white (the boily stuff)

@@SubParPaddler on river or the Lee valley legacy place, that area on the “river” is called a hole but Ik what you mean, and sometimes what you call “smooth part” isn’t always smooth on a river😂😂

Ah OK, ta, I only heard it called the green, certainly on the US videos :)

Hi, Stuart, I am there every weekend at present and whilst I prefer a Saturday morning, the actual day is dependent. I check the bookings all week and wait till Friday evening to book it, if its not overly busy then I will do the 2x 1hr sessions on the Saturday morning, if it is busy then I will do the Sunday. This coming weekend I am busy Sunday so I have already booked the 2x 1hr slots Saturday morning.

@@SubParPaddler Might see you there this week

​@@stuartreedsadventures See ya there then 😀 hopefully it doesn't rain too hard, I don't wanna get wet 🤣

Thank you, Leigh :)

Hi, nice to meet you even if i didnt see you lol, no, of course i don't mind, I need all the help i can get lol If i am 100% honest, i dont even remeber doing the hip flick, all i can remember is the sweep, not saying I didn't but as you say, in the heat of things, so i probably did, I also noticed how easy it was to come up there, i think the flow aided somewhat cause its never been that easy, it caught me off guard. Its definitely a goal of mine, that and side surf, ferry across a bigger drop and maybe surf a bigger wave than those tiny ones lol

Nice to meet you too, was it you that helped with my roll?