Edging and Turning Online Course
Develop your edging and turning skills
This course is broken down into two main categories. First we look at how, why and when we edge. We guide your through a series of skills and exercises to make sure you are comfortable at balancing your boat on an edge.
Once you are happy edging we move onto the turning lessons. We start by looking at the basic sweep strokes before moving onto to using inside and outside edge turns to manoeuvre your kayak with style and control.
By the end of these 37 progressive lessons and exercises you will be edging and turning your boat confidently and efficiently. Below are the individual lessons included in this course.
Course modules
Introduction lessons
- Course Introduction
- About Your Coaches
- Safety
Edging lessons
- Introduction to Edging
- Edging and leaning
- Boat fit
- Why we edge
- How we edge
- Secondary and primary stability
- Building confidence
- Static edging 0 - 3
- Disconnecting upper and lower body
- Number 3 edge
- Eyes closed
Sweep strokes lessons
- Sweep Stokes Introduction
- Body
- Path of the Paddle
- Blade Angle
- Exercise - Turning on the Spot
Outside edge turn lessons
- Outside Edge Turns Introduction
- Paddling Forwards
- Exercise - Circle Partner
- Exercise - Follow the Leader
- Low Brace Turn
- Shapes of Turn
- Sweep With Recovery
- Exercise - Figure of 8
- Exercise - Follow the Coast
- Exercise - 360° Tight Circle
- Exercise - 360° Tight Reverse Circle
Inside edge turn lessons
- Inside Edge Turns Introduction
- Inside Low Brace Turn
- Hand Brake Turn
- Exercise - 180° Tight Turn
- Inside Pivot Turn
Development exercises
- Exercise - Round Your Partner
- Exercise - Inside Only
- Exercise - 180° Reverse Turn
- Wrapping Up
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Anja, Norway
Great videos that really shows all the aspects of different strokes and skills. would recommend it for both novice kayakers as well as experienced paddlers. Lots of useful tips for me as a coach too.
Kevin, UK
This course is brilliant - very well put together with high definition footage and easy to understand descriptions of techniques. I have used much of the course material on the water and in theory and it is faultless. I just keep going over and over and it never gets old. Great job guys - I thoroughly recommend to beginner, intermediate and enthusiasts alike - great stuff
Lee, USA
Videos are brilliantly shot, simple to follow. Love the use of multiple angles, really helps to understand the full picture of a movement. Great resource, amazing!
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