Lowri is always amazing to watch on this feature. She often spins at these levels with no paddle or hands in the water. Just pure body rotation and edge control.
One of my great friends from my formative years of paddling back in the early to mid 90s is Allie Collett (now Campbell, wife of Bob). She's as Scottish as they come but cut her teeth living on the Dee. It's so, so true: learning how to loosen up the hull and spin on small, flushy waves and make the most of small, understated features makes for much more well-rounded paddlers. It's all very well being able to do the moves at the ideal, textbook spot, but how many rivers have one of those? If you can do it at JJ's, you can do it anywhere
I'm sure you aren't alone in being able to name phenomenal paddling friends who can trace their skill back to locations like the Dee. Thanks for sharing!
Recently learnt to spin in this feature after following your tutorials. Possibly interested in some coaching if you are up this way in the future ! Thanks for the videos 👍🏻
Lowri is always amazing to watch on this feature. She often spins at these levels with no paddle or hands in the water. Just pure body rotation and edge control.
Exactly! She is a prime example of an awesome Dee Valley paddler!
One of my great friends from my formative years of paddling back in the early to mid 90s is Allie Collett (now Campbell, wife of Bob). She's as Scottish as they come but cut her teeth living on the Dee.
It's so, so true: learning how to loosen up the hull and spin on small, flushy waves and make the most of small, understated features makes for much more well-rounded paddlers. It's all very well being able to do the moves at the ideal, textbook spot, but how many rivers have one of those? If you can do it at JJ's, you can do it anywhere
I'm sure you aren't alone in being able to name phenomenal paddling friends who can trace their skill back to locations like the Dee. Thanks for sharing!
Recently learnt to spin in this feature after following your tutorials. Possibly interested in some coaching if you are up this way in the future ! Thanks for the videos 👍🏻
That's awesome. Thank you for sharing. Sure thing. Drop me an email and we can chat.