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 ====== Drills on the water ====== ====== Drills on the water ======
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 +Also check our [[:​stroke#​resources|stroke technique videos]] for more drill suggestions.
  
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   - **Two-hand catch. **Same as the one-hand catch drill but grip the paddle shaft with both hands. Initiate the catch with the upper hand.   - **Two-hand catch. **Same as the one-hand catch drill but grip the paddle shaft with both hands. Initiate the catch with the upper hand.
   - **Weight-Transfer.** ​ Have a friend sit on your bow in shallow water. They will stabilize your boat. Submerge your blade in the perfect catch position. Your friend reaches under the water and holds the tip of your blade as you put your weight onto the blade. Have them resist your downward weight so you may feel what the catch should feel like.   - **Weight-Transfer.** ​ Have a friend sit on your bow in shallow water. They will stabilize your boat. Submerge your blade in the perfect catch position. Your friend reaches under the water and holds the tip of your blade as you put your weight onto the blade. Have them resist your downward weight so you may feel what the catch should feel like.
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   - **Grabbers.** ​ Open your upper hand on the drive. Looks like you are reaching forward to grab something in the air. Helps train a loser grip.   - **Grabbers.** ​ Open your upper hand on the drive. Looks like you are reaching forward to grab something in the air. Helps train a loser grip.
   - **One Finger Drill.** ​ Hold the paddle shaft between your thumb to one finger. Paddle with no power. Good for overall formwork.   - **One Finger Drill.** ​ Hold the paddle shaft between your thumb to one finger. Paddle with no power. Good for overall formwork.
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   - **Stroke Count.** ​ Mark off a short course of 50 to 100 meters. Count your strokes. Work to reduce your stroke count by perfecting your stroke. Another approach is to measure how far you can paddle in 50 strokes and work to increase your distance.   - **Stroke Count.** ​ Mark off a short course of 50 to 100 meters. Count your strokes. Work to reduce your stroke count by perfecting your stroke. Another approach is to measure how far you can paddle in 50 strokes and work to increase your distance.
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 +**Paddle Ballet with Clint Robinson**
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 +{{vimeo>​779133174?​large}}
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