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At the back half of the stroke, the paddler wants to focus on maintaining the push with the feet and the connection with the water while sitting up hard just as the paddle comes out of the water. It is important to maintain top arm pressure while sitting up.

Remember

EXIT AND RECOVERY

At the end of the stroke, the paddle must exit the water cleanly. The paddler should be sitting up at the end of the stroke (see ssss1).

Begin the exit mid-thigh and do not bring the paddle back past your seat or buttocks.

The top and the bottom arms pull the paddle out of the water. The top hand should remain in front of the paddler’s face as much as possible and should be over the side of the boat. It will swing in a small circle coming momentarily inside the boat when the paddle exits the water (see ssss1).

ssss1: Exit Position.

ssss1: Exit Position.

This begins the recovery phase that sets up the body and the paddle again to take the next stroke. The paddler should quickly snap the paddle to the front of the stroke using the same rotation and arm extension described at the beginning of this section. The paddler should be as relaxed as possible on the recovery (see ssss1).