Whitewater Master Class Bonus: The Bow Draw

In this video I break down the bow draw and how to use it more effectively. It's not a turning stroke!!
This video was originally made for my Whitewater Master Class online coaching program. I released snippets of it on social media, and it was super popular so I decided to make the entire lesson public.
What did you learn by watching this video? How are you going to refine your bow draw?

[@joemamma5350]

Thank you for stressing rotation of the body before planting the paddle. Been missing that piece. Now to put it to practice. Cheers!

[@ArneHB1]

Really nice Anna, I'd love to see some examples on it in white water too

[@chuckster243]

I think a lot of the problems you are seeing manifest themselves are the result of
50,000 different you tube channels demonstrating the 30,000 variants of this, and other strokes, without the emphasis on the basics of the stroke and then the 30,000 ever so slight variants. It's also being mixed up between whitewater and sea kayaking.

[@lunamcnally2062]

Why am I watching a kayaking video here in the desert? Couldn't help myself! I'm so thankful that you broke me of that habit before I even started! Awesome video, and way to go just DOING it instead of waiting for the perfect circumstance.

[@AnnaLevesque]

Thanks Cynthia! I'm glad you did watch!

[@nicolethomas4578]

Hey Nicole Gramoy told me to watch your videos, I’m her son Nicholas

[@AnnaLevesque]

Hi Nicholas - That's awesome! Your Mom and I were raft guides on the New/Gauley together a long time ago. Hope you're getting on the water and doing some paddling too!

[@iliasilias1968]

Спасибо очень хорошие у вас уроки