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Continue readingThis week I break down the techniques and some of the myths behind the back deck roll. I hope this helps you get your first back deck roll, or better your kick-flip or airscrew. Please subscribe for all the upcoming tips and tricks and comments with the videos and tips you would like to see in the future.
Nick Toutman
Chris Brain runs through the three simple steps to properly fit your PFD.
We love Ninja type plastics welding skills at Unsponsored and this example from Benjamin Ghertner is A1.
Continue readingThe kayak fell off a raft stack last year and got dragged on the freeway for a bit. I used a plastic soldering iron and a square of plastic from an old kayak to patch it
Benjamin Ghertner
Just a quick one to try and highlight some common mistakes and how to fix them!
Let me know if this helps at all. My apologies to the beater in the blue boat.
Continue readingWe all love a loop, don’t we?
The loop, is a front flip in a kayak, and is one of the most fun tricks you can do in a kayak. Nick Troutman breaks down the techniques and trouble shooting for the loop. The loop is a great starting point for the modern freestyle tricks, it will also help with more advanced moves as it is a prerequisite for many of the more advanced tricks like a McNasty or Phonix Monkey.
Continue readingIf you are using ropes on the water then there a number of knots that you really should know. This edit from Jez Jezz gives a run through the basics and possible applications.
You can find and subscribe to his channel here.
In this video the Aquabatics Calgary team present an easy to understand 3 component progression to learn how to boof on your local Class II/III run.
At this stage it isn’t about big drops, more about creating muscle memory and dialing in the the basics so it becomes second nature before taking it to bigger whitewater.
Continue readingHow do you pack yours?
Let us know in via the comments section below.
Check out this great edit from Plas y Brenin.
Have you got your roll working indoors, but always go swimming when you try outside?
Continue readingIn this video the Aquabatics Calgary team explain and demonstrate how to ‘get off the freight train’ of running rapids.
This tutorial highlights how to use cross current speed in rapids to start catching and tagging eddies to slow downstream momentum and to give more control and create time.
Continue readingIn this video Aquabatics Calgary Ltd cover the setup, basic execution and key points of rescuing a swimmer with a throwbag.
The video assumes you have some knowledge of what a throwbag is and you have a basic idea of how to go about throwing the bag.
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