How to Sweep Stroke

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:37 1 Practice the technique while standing.
0:56 2 Practice backwards technique while standing.
1:15 3 Sitting flat on the ground, do a sweep stroke. Then do it again but this time bracing your paddle on the ground and trying to spin your body 180 degrees by pulling with the blade.
1:52 4 Sitting flat on the ground, do a back sweep stroke. Then do it again but this time bracing your paddle on the ground whilst trying to spin your body 180 degrees by pushing away from the blade.
2:46 5 Practice the Sweep Stroke while standing in the water. Focus on the feeling of having a full blade of water when pulling.
3:03 6 Practice Back Sweep Stroke while floating on the water. Focus on feeling of having full blade of water when pulling.
3:15 7 Using sweep strokes, spin 3 times in each direction.
3:40 8 Using back sweep strokes, spin 3 times in each direction.
4:03 9 Find a firm object in the water and set your blade with an active side on it. Then, push yourself away from it while trying to draw a half circle.
4:20 10 Find a firm object in the water and set your blade with an active side on it. Then, push yourself away from it while trying to draw a half circle.
4:43 11 Paddle quickly forward. Every 3 power strokes do a sweep stroke to slightly change your direction.
5:11 12 Paddle quickly backwards. Every 3 back power strokes do a back sweep stroke to slightly change your direction.
5:34 13 Set up a course with obstacles and try to challenge yourself to slalom around the obstacles whilst using sweep strokes to manoeuvre between them.
6:11 14 Set up a course and try to challenge yourself with slalom using back sweep strokes to manoeuvre around the objects.
6:52 15 Use a sweep stroke to enter the hole.
7:06 16 Use a back sweep stroke to enter the feature backwards.
7 22 17 Get to the end of the hole line where your bow is getting taken away. Let the water push you all the way around until you are almost backward. Maintain the edge and stay in the initiation position of the sweep stroke building pressure on your leading blade. Once you feel enough water on your blade – look at the green water and push yourself away from the blade to try to get to a front surf.
7 45 18 Get to the end of the hole line where your tail is being taken away. Let the water push you all the way around until you are almost facing forward. Maintain the edge and stay in the initiation position of the back sweep stroke building pressure on your leading blade. Once you feel enough water on your blade – look at the green water and push yourself away from the blade to try to return to the back surf.
8:02 19 Do the same as above but when you are backward change the edge and look at the green water through your leading shoulder. Do a sweep stroke with secondary your other blade to continue the spin. Make sure you have enough room on the green water to complete the move.
8 17 20 Do as above but once you are forward change the edge and look at the green water through leading shoulder. Do a back sweep stroke with your second blade to continue the spin. Make sure you have enough room on the green water to complete the move.

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