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Balance Brace
Posted by: gstamer on Feb-09-13 12:57 PM (EST)

Here's an old post of mine from the Qajaq USA forum that discusses the fine points of the balance brace:

http://www.qajaqusa.org/cgi-bin/TechniqueForumArchive0_config.pl/read/823
http://www.qajaqusa.org/cgi-bin/TechniqueForumArchive0_config.pl/read/833

Another interesting technique is the Petrussen Maneuver. Here's an article that I wrote for Sea Kayaker:

http://www.qajaqusa.org/QK/petrussen_maneuver/Petrussen_Maneuver.html

Greg Stamer

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Balance brace - RubricOfRuin - Feb-02-13 9:47 PM
- impossible - gjf12 - Feb-03-13 12:00 AM
- Some Time Back - Kudzu - Feb-03-13 6:10 AM
  - Yeah - radskierman - Feb-03-13 7:27 AM
    - well.. - svenkalmar - Feb-03-13 7:44 AM
  - I don't think of them as a trick, but - thirstyturtle - Feb-03-13 8:02 PM
- Everybody Can't do it - Jaybabina - Feb-03-13 9:12 AM
- Agree with Jay - Celia - Feb-03-13 9:39 AM
- Boat - acadia - Feb-03-13 2:59 PM
  - I was just the opposite, learned to roll - thirstyturtle - Feb-03-13 7:52 PM
    - Me too - acadia - Feb-03-13 11:26 PM
- The balance brace works a bit different - dong - Feb-03-13 3:04 PM
  - Never was able to do this - rjd9999 - Feb-03-13 4:33 PM
- the boat - RubricOfRuin - Feb-03-13 4:28 PM
- Those who find it impossible to do tend - wilsoj2 - Feb-03-13 5:19 PM
- ARCH, get that arch in your back - thirstyturtle - Feb-03-13 8:36 PM
- Helper - haresfur - Feb-04-13 2:22 AM
- Balance brace - jerrysmith - Feb-04-13 11:58 AM
- brace - ppine - Feb-04-13 12:34 PM
  - From...? - Celia - Feb-04-13 3:08 PM
- best way to fine-tune - NateHanson - Feb-04-13 1:43 PM
- Blame the boat - Kocho - Feb-04-13 6:21 PM
- Thanks! - RubricOfRuin - Feb-04-13 8:46 PM
- Can Jay clarify? - manitou14 - Feb-09-13 11:24 AM
  - Balance Brace - gstamer - Feb-09-13 12:57 PM
    - good info - manitou14 - Feb-10-13 5:28 PM
  - turning the hips - NateHanson - Feb-11-13 8:40 AM