Whitewater Paddling: Strokes & Concepts (Jackson, Eric, Kayaking With Eric Jackson.)

Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0811729974
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
Average Customer Review: (From 3 total reviews)
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Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
When a kayaker perfects fundamental strokes before attempting to tackle whitewater, he is rewarded with efficiency, simplicity, control, and speed. Expert kayaker Eric Jackson provides detailed lessons on 16 such strokes, each illustrated in step-by-step photos of EJ in action on flat water and in the rapids. Each section includes advice on the early correction of common paddling mistakes, warm-up and practice drills, as well as how each lesson combines with others to improve technique.About the Author:Eric Jackson has been a member of the U.S. Freestyle Team since 1993 and the U.S. Slalom Team since 1989. He was the top U.S. finisher in the 1992 Summer Olympics, World Freestyle Champion in 1993, and will compete in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Expert instruction in beginning and advanced whitewater strokes Techniques illustrated in on-the-water photographs of a champion paddler

Customer Reviews

Great Book by Greg Akins
This book places a strong emphasis on technical perfection. Which is rarely found in todays rodeo-centric paddling community.

Eric, for the most part, focuses on pure paddling technique and skips any superfluous information.

Using the exercises Eric recommends here will certainly improve your river running.

If whitewater kayaking is your interest, this is the book by
Eric Jackson has put together the most concise and well thought-out book in modern kayak technique to have come out in years. An experienced class V+ kayaker myself, I found improvements I could apply to my every paddlestroke from this book. Even expert boaters will benefit on key points regarding modern school techniques from catching eddies and snapping sprayskirts to finding the optimal pressurization for floatbags. A must read for all serious paddlers.

Next best thing to an EJ clinic by Ccline@inetone.net
If you can’t take an EJ clinic, this is the next best thing. This book discards much of the “old school” of kayaking which was appropriate for older, longer boats, and replaces it with newer, smarter techniques appropriate for today’s fast-turning playboats. Eric clearly understands the physics of kayaking, and communicates this to his readers in a concise, easily understandable style. This book is a wealth of information in a small package.

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