Surfski Technique: Deep and Deliberate Practice Pays Off I haven’t had the chance to paddle nearly as much this summer as I have in the past, but by remaining focused on the concepts of deep and deliberate practice, I’m happy to report that both my downwind and flat water paddling continues to get faster despite […]
Forward Stroke Technique
Oscar Chalupsky Comes to Town
Oscar Chalupsky Paddling Clinic: Highlight of the Summer for 18 Paddlers As many of you know, Oscar and his wife Clare made a brief appearance in Traverse City and a very fortunate 18 paddlers had the opportunity to spend the better half of their Monday with them. Based on the feedback I have received, it […]
Oscar Chalupsky Clinic: Coming to Traverse City July 28
Oscar Chalupsky Clinic – Learn from the Best I know many of you have been anxiously awaiting my experience, thoughts, and insights on the infamous Oscar Chalupsky Forward Stroke Technique Clinic. I will try to do my best in this blog to describe it, but the great news is that yesterday I received confirmation from […]
Kayak Paddle Technique: Leverage The Compound Effect
Kayak Paddle Technique Is a Constant Evolution of Small Changes Compounding over Time It has been a while since I wrote anything on paddle technique, so I thought it might be a good idea to post a brief blog outlining some of the key surfski paddling technique components I have been focusing on recently. Last […]
Surfski Vacation 2013: A Full Immersion Experience
Surfski Vacation 2013 The first annual TC Surfski Immersion Vacation was a great success and turned out to be everything I had hoped for and more. Although we didn’t get much wind and the water was still cold, we had warm and dry weather overall and had a phenomenal four days of paddling. Thursday Evening […]
