3 Tips To Help you Become a Better Outrigger Paddler
Credit: GettyImages: YASUYOSHI CHIBA These past weeks have been very busy for Outrigger Canoe Clubs throughout Southern California as they conduct practices containing new incomers (Novices). The Southern California Outrigger Racing Association ( SCORA ) has become popular, since the introduction of the outrigger canoe at the Rio Olympics games of 2016. This weekend, I attended my first outrigger canoe practice after a six-month break. I noticed a vast amount of new paddlers; I can usually tell by the way they either: Hold a paddle, what size of a paddle they use, and their paddling technique. It is not my job to coach novices; however, I can educate them by sharing three useful tips to become a better outrigger paddler. 1. Find a Paddle that Suits You When Paddling in an outrigger canoe finding the right paddle requires some special consideration when sizing a paddle. In the video attached, Dave and Meg Chun, owners of KIALOA paddles, shows us how to properly s...