Paddler Technique Drills - One Sided Strokes

The purpose of the One Sided Strokes drill is to emphasise the catch, paddle angle and orientation. This drill also helps develop feeling and understanding the two handed catch.

The paddler starts by performing strokes on the same side directly after each other. The paddler glides the back hand blade along the water to the setup position. This drill can be performed on the same side or the paddler can alternate sides.

ABOUT PADDLER DRILLS:
These drills have been developed to give coaches and athletes information and ideas to around how they can help develop their paddling technique. They can be used to help develop a further understanding of the physics and biomechanics behind paddling technique.

Each drill is designed to improve each part of the paddle cycle through the development of a more efficient stroke. It is important to note that most of these drills are exaggerating a specific aspect of paddling technique in order
to help the athlete learn the most efficient paddling technique possible.

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