Here is another of the videos I took at the Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday.
Notice how they all paddle in time. Well, almost all anyway. One fellow in the back is 'canoe' paddling while the rest are 'dragon boat paddling'. There is a real big difference, and since he's been canoing for some 30 years I guess it's hard to break old habits. In the race I paddled in, I was right behind him so kept hitting paddles with him and at one point got the paddles tangled. To compensate for that I had to change my way of paddling and ended up over working my right arm rather than using my body to pull the weight of the water. No blame, just a fact. Until I saw this video I didn't really know for sure if it was him or me, though I did have my strong suspicions, lol.
Notice how they all paddle in time. Well, almost all anyway. One fellow in the back is 'canoe' paddling while the rest are 'dragon boat paddling'. There is a real big difference, and since he's been canoing for some 30 years I guess it's hard to break old habits. In the race I paddled in, I was right behind him so kept hitting paddles with him and at one point got the paddles tangled. To compensate for that I had to change my way of paddling and ended up over working my right arm rather than using my body to pull the weight of the water. No blame, just a fact. Until I saw this video I didn't really know for sure if it was him or me, though I did have my strong suspicions, lol.
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If he can't do it correctly .....
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's all about fun ... until somebody gets hurt! Send him the chiropractor bills.
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