Peel Out Lean & Pivot Strokes for White Water Canoeing

Video Transcript

"For the final two components for peel out are the lean and pivot stroke just as any turn your going to one current into another. In this case from the slow moving eddie current from down stream moving current. And when you do that you want to make sure that you have a good down stream lean. You lean into your turn as just as you would on a bicycle, if you don't lean into the turn the upstream edge of your boat is going to get grab by the current really quickly and you'll be put before you now it. So you make sure you have that down stream lean, lean into that turn and make sure you have a good pivot stroke and that pivot turn can be either a deufex or a gliding draw depending on what you prefer. It's important on eddie turns if you have a good solid lean to try to get yourself away from doing a high braze when peeling out. If your doing a high braze either peeling out or eddieing out then your not getting a lot of directional control the same directional control that you get with a more vertical stroke like a draw or a gliding draw or a deufex. The high braze gives you some support unless you lean on the paddle but it doesn't give you the same directional control, so it's not the best stroke for this case. If you have a good j lean and your leaning solidly down stream you can do without that and you don't have to rely on your paddle for support. So we're going to lean get a good pivot stroke and do a great peel out."