One stick or two?

One stick or two? How often do you practice with a canoe paddle? i never used to bother, thought it was a load of crap, then i did a bit of Canoeing. The picture is from a trip down the Spey, with my good friend Stephen, we did it in 3 days at a leisurely pace.

I started practicing with the canoe paddle seriously when the new 2 star was announced. This made me think, maybe there is something in this, i now practice regularly with a canoe paddle in my sea kayak and play boat.

In the sea kayak i practice all strokes from strokes for going forward to steering and support strokes even rolling. When it comes to using both blades again ou will find that you can control your paddle more effectively.

But don't take my word for it, go get a canoe paddle and have a shot. (you don't even need a canoe paddle us your split)