We had the place to ourselves which helped. I really enjoy practicing on one particular feature and working on different skills in a controlled environment. All of the skills are transferable to new rivers and features. For example last week Dave practised at Jackfields using paddle strokes on the downstream side to move into the flow. He then used a similar technique at Mile End to get across waves and stoppers. On the bottom wave/stopper he found out that by increasing the length of each paddle stroke he was cruising across. Hopefully he will now take that forward to new situations that present themselves in the future.
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