Have you ever watched kayakers trying to go upstream? They keep their arms straight, rotating their bodies as they paddle hard and fast upstream. That produces maximum force. Not bending your elbows will give you more power to control the kayak. This style is really important for every other weekend paddlers. The more you paddle and the better in shape you are in the better control for catching every eddy and taming he river and the easier it gets. Not a bad first run at bottle neck. After that I sprint to the take out.
Opps, I just saw the CFS on the title, thanks
Have you ever watched kayakers trying to go upstream? They keep their arms straight, rotating their bodies as they paddle hard and fast upstream. That produces maximum force. Not bending your elbows will give you more power to control the kayak. This style is really important for every other weekend paddlers. The more you paddle and the better in shape you are in the better control for catching every eddy and taming he river and the easier it gets. Not a bad first run at bottle neck. After that I sprint to the take out.
Good run, do you know what the CFS was ?