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-====== Slop/​Rebound Tests ======+====== Slop/​Rebound Tests & Practice ​======
  
 For evaluation of skill as well as a way to practice in confused/​technical wave conditions. For evaluation of skill as well as a way to practice in confused/​technical wave conditions.
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 If you can't maintain decent paddle technique then don't screw up your technique just practicing getting gripped in these kind of conditions. If you can't maintain decent paddle technique then don't screw up your technique just practicing getting gripped in these kind of conditions.
  
-Beyond assessing your paddling technique through slop also **practice and assess** these:+Beyond assessing your paddling technique through slopalso **practice and assess** these:
  
    * **Practice your rough water remounts!!**    * **Practice your rough water remounts!!**
-  * **3 strokes then a brace **- this is Boyan'​s ​drill for emergency paddling to keep some momentum while staying upright. It gets you practice for your brace on both sides (do you neglect one side due to feather?) and gives you a mantra to focus on and help keep going in turbulent water.+  * **3 strokes then a brace **- this is one of [[:​tarifa#​resources|Boyan'​s]] drills ​for brace practice and familiarization and you can keep up some momentum while staying upright. It gets you practice for your brace on both sides (do you neglect one side due to feather?) and gives you a mantra to focus on and help keep going in turbulent water
 +      * If you ever find yourself in a **desperate situation** ​ use **2 strokes then a brace** ​ with the brace happening on your better bracing side - but practice this also - on both sides.
   * **Throwing your legs out for stability **- some prefer both legs on one side for the best stability (Oscar C. & Boyan Z.), tuck your paddle under one arm near the blade for a long moment arm of stability also.   * **Throwing your legs out for stability **- some prefer both legs on one side for the best stability (Oscar C. & Boyan Z.), tuck your paddle under one arm near the blade for a long moment arm of stability also.
   * **Paddling with your feet in the water **- this might be the only way you can make progress toward shore staying in your boat and it will help you if you have practiced   * **Paddling with your feet in the water **- this might be the only way you can make progress toward shore staying in your boat and it will help you if you have practiced
-  * **Being able to scull on either side with your wing paddle **- a very handy skill to have when you are not moving forward and want to stay upright+  * **Being able to scull on either side with your wing paddle **- [[:​stroke#​sculling|sculling]] is a very handy skill to have when you are not moving forward and want to stay upright ​and/or move sideways.
   * **Falling in or throwing your legs in the water for stopping - **practice as if you have to stop to keep from running into something - see how fast you slow down from either. This response needs to be automatic when you really need to stop.   * **Falling in or throwing your legs in the water for stopping - **practice as if you have to stop to keep from running into something - see how fast you slow down from either. This response needs to be automatic when you really need to stop.
   * **Look at** [[:​safety_practice|self rescue related techniques]] - are there any other possibly useful self-rescue techniques here to practice?   * **Look at** [[:​safety_practice|self rescue related techniques]] - are there any other possibly useful self-rescue techniques here to practice?
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-===== Advanced Examples =====+===== Advanced ​Rebound ​Examples =====
  
 <WRAP col2> <WRAP col2>
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 </​WRAP>​ </​WRAP>​
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 +===== More Testing Conditions Video =====
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 +  * [[:​rebound_videos|Rebound Videos]]
 +  * [[:​crossbeam_videos|Beam Waves Videos]]
 +  * …
  
 </​WRAP>​ </​WRAP>​