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For those who don’t know a freewheel is a cartwheel performed off the edge of a waterfall. Super impressive and potentially risky if you get it wrong.
Here is a superb video showing a freewheel on the River Melte.
Melte Free wheel from Freestyle.inc on Vimeo.
A freewheel is basically a variation of a cartwheel – the biggest additional ingredient to the move is the waterfall!
Sweep the bow up as you approach the lip of the fall – as you would for a flatwater cartwheel, and right as you go over the edge, throw the bow down like you’re in a hole. If you just want a 180 and land stern first, you can simply spot your landing now. If you want to 360 the drop, look over the opposite shoulder, and with the other blade, reach into the falls and sweep the stern under. Continue reading
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