Matthew, thank you so much for these excellent videos. I set the goal of learning my bow stall this summer, and am excited to say that as of last weekend I am holding bow stalls, and can also transition to the stern as well now. Your videos helped me so much and I really appreciate your thoughtful and thorough approach, even testing what seems to help versus what makes very little difference. You rock!! 👍👍
I can get into a stern stall with the rotational approach with my Rockstar and my Nova. I can also do it with the straight approach with the Rockstar, but I'm struggling with the straight approach with my Nova. Any tips?
Wow! First off, thanks for asking - I'm encouraged to know that you are still finding value in an old video like this one! A longer boat will always present more challenge to any move where you don't have momentum. The best suggestion I can give without seeing you paddling is to invest time in the basics of edge control and lean cleans. Having those absolutely nailed (monotonous as it may be) will pay huge dividends in more nuanced skills like this.
@@MatthewBrookKayaking Thanks for the tip. I’ll keep working at it! And yes, I definitely find value in your videos. Thanks for putting out the great content. It’s helping me progress!
Sweet instruction! But of an unrelated question, but how much water comes though your gaskets while playboating in flatwater? Feel like I always end up soaked.
Thanks! Haha, good question. You are always going to get a little bit of water coming in, because of the shape of your wrist as it moves around - like fitting a square peg in a circle hole, there will be little gaps. But you can reduce it by pulling the latex up your forearm a little more, moving it away from the wrist joint.
@@MatthewBrookKayaking that’s what I do as well. I probably pull them 2-3” up my forearm. Arm is more round there, and larger diameter for a more snug fit. I’ve actually considering shaving my arm in that area just to see if it makes a difference, haha. I’ve noticed that I often get water down the wrist of my lead hand while doing backdeck rolls. I think maybe it’s bc I’m punching that hand forward through the water, and also cocking my wrist back, maybe accentuating the gaps. 🤷🏼♂️
Matthew, thank you so much for these excellent videos. I set the goal of learning my bow stall this summer, and am excited to say that as of last weekend I am holding bow stalls, and can also transition to the stern as well now. Your videos helped me so much and I really appreciate your thoughtful and thorough approach, even testing what seems to help versus what makes very little difference. You rock!! 👍👍
Wow! That's so humbling and exciting to hear. Thank you. I'm glad to have been able to help! Keep up the good work!
This is so straight forward and informative! I love it!
I can get into a stern stall with the rotational approach with my Rockstar and my Nova. I can also do it with the straight approach with the Rockstar, but I'm struggling with the straight approach with my Nova. Any tips?
Wow! First off, thanks for asking - I'm encouraged to know that you are still finding value in an old video like this one!
A longer boat will always present more challenge to any move where you don't have momentum. The best suggestion I can give without seeing you paddling is to invest time in the basics of edge control and lean cleans. Having those absolutely nailed (monotonous as it may be) will pay huge dividends in more nuanced skills like this.
@@MatthewBrookKayaking Thanks for the tip. I’ll keep working at it! And yes, I definitely find value in your videos. Thanks for putting out the great content. It’s helping me progress!
Sweet instruction!
But of an unrelated question, but how much water comes though your gaskets while playboating in flatwater? Feel like I always end up soaked.
Thanks! Haha, good question. You are always going to get a little bit of water coming in, because of the shape of your wrist as it moves around - like fitting a square peg in a circle hole, there will be little gaps. But you can reduce it by pulling the latex up your forearm a little more, moving it away from the wrist joint.
@@MatthewBrookKayaking that’s what I do as well. I probably pull them 2-3” up my forearm. Arm is more round there, and larger diameter for a more snug fit. I’ve actually considering shaving my arm in that area just to see if it makes a difference, haha.
I’ve noticed that I often get water down the wrist of my lead hand while doing backdeck rolls. I think maybe it’s bc I’m punching that hand forward through the water, and also cocking my wrist back, maybe accentuating the gaps. 🤷🏼♂️