Video: Mastering U-Turns in Canoeing

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Learn how to master u-turns for flatwater canoeing in this free outdoor extreme sports video from our kayak and canoe expert.

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With the on side U-turn, the same principal applies. I'm going to do a duffek stroke on my on side, let the duffek stroke take me all the way around the turn. When the duffek is done with the turning, I'm going to draw it into the boat, pull forward on it and maintain my momentum back toward the camera. The final piece of the puzzle for a U-turn is the lean. A U-turn on flat water the lean is less important than it would be on white water certainly. On white water, you generally want to lean into your turn like you would on a bicycle, but sometimes you actually speed the turn by leaning away from the turn so you actually cut the outside edge. I'll do one right now where I cut the outside edge and you'll see the turn gets a little bit quicker. So a U-turn is a great way to combine the strokes and your leans and make them all into a one cohesive unit that turns into a great maneuver that will work for you on flat water or on the river.

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Mastering U-Turns in Canoeing

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