How to Kick Flip [Basics] Whitewater Kayak Tutorial
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- The long awaited part one to my previous How to Kick Flip [Advanced] video form last year. Here I talk about the key ingredients to getting your first kick flip. I talk about the key principals:
1. Wave Selection. Ideally between 2-4 ft, steep, green with no foam on top. (in the video I demonstrate on a 'non-ideal' wave, you can make it easier on your self by choosing more carefully).
2. Approach the wave with a medium-medium fast speed. Not so fast that you are out of control but not the slow side of medium either.
3. As you approach the upstream side of the chosen wave you are aiming to start to lean your body back and pull up on your knees. This will help your boat lift off the top of the wave and get weightless.
4. Once your boat has got to the apex of its rise you are going to do a strong fast back deck roll, really pushing your feet away from you hard.
5.Finish central/neutral body position and paddle away.
This trick is all about TIMING. Once you have the timing you can get onto this video for the PART 2: • WHITEWATER KAYAK TUTOR...
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I got into world class kayak academy and we are going to Ottawa in less that a month! I’m trying to get better at freestyle before I go and this really helped
You will have lots of time to practice
So a kickflip is "just" a backdeck roll off a wave..?
That’s the easiest way to do it yes. Won’t get to the biggest kick flips that way though
Thanks Seth - This is one of my 2019 goals!
Get after it! Wave selection is key. the one I demonstrate on is not ideal but if you find a good one, lap that puppy!
Did you ever manage it?
@@STIHLable Sadly for me no, but I think about it all the time. I started taking lessons from ACE on the Ocoee in Tennessee over the summer and started focusing on paddle strokes, stern draws, etc. polishing things up.
I've got a 9R2 and a Jitsu... Thinking the wave is going to have to be big to go for it in the 9R2! :-) Where do you paddle?
@@MichaelChanslor
The 9r2 is a lovely boat, I really like Pyrahna. I bet the dagger is far more suitable for tricks :)
I paddle mostly on the Thames (London, UK), there's a few decent weirs near me (Teddington, Chertsey, Hambledon(big waves)). I learned to roll right in the river, polished the left roll in a pool and got the back deck down pretty good too. Winter's now setting in and I'm going to be doing mostly pool with some artificial courses thrown in. Can't believe how much I love the sport
@@STIHLable If I ever get a chance to travel I would like to paddle with you on one of those rivers! Have you ever paddled over here in the states?
Thanks. Just one thing. You take your acceleration stroke on the right just before throwing the move. I'm doing that too, but it's a long way for that right blade to go to initiate the rodeo roll falling left. Thoughts on doing acceleration stroke on left side for better set up for roll?
When I am doing the Pan-am style I use that initiate stroke on the left. So it can definitely work. The key here for this style (in my opinion of course) is that the right stroke is simultaneously pulling your body back making that roll go easily. Further the roll is really coming from the hips and legs rather than relying on the paddle. So in summary, yes its possible but i prefer right as it lines up my body to be waaaaaay back which helps my hips and legs flip my boat. hope that makes sense!
@@SethAshworth Yes, it does. I need to improve my rodeo roll, which used to be good. It's good when you can do it with just your hands... thanks for the tip. Keep those vids coming. I'm enjoying the basic level ones like this.
@@steffanmh doing my best! Thanks
I'll try this on the Ottawa, Does anyone know of a good wave to try this on (on the Ottawa river)?
There are tons!
Sorry, i didn't see a kickflip at all. Alli saw was a back deck roll on a wave. No air at all.
Crawl, Walk, Run, Sprint! Got to get the basics dialled to get air every time
Would it be possible to learn to do this in the sea?
yes. apply all the same steps
Seth Ashworth Thanks. I live in the south east uk so don’t get to white water often.
Darren Ashley word. You can definitely still make this work out there. Enjoy!! Let me know how it goes.