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>> WORDS AND PHOTOS BY GARY AND JOANIE MCGUFFIN


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IF YOU’VE EVER RUN down a sidewalk, grabbed a lamppost with an outstretched hand and flung yourself around it to face in the opposite direction, you’ll know what it feels like to do a hanging draw. The hanging draw (known to white-


water paddlers as the Duffek) is use- ful for converting forward speed into a quick turn. On flatwater, you’ll use it for high-speed maneuvering around ob- stacles; in moving water, it’s the safest way to catch an eddy. The hanging draw is a static stroke, which means you need forward momentum to create water re- sistance against the blade. The blade— like the lamppost—remains stationary throughout the turn.


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Tis article was adapted from Gary and Joanie McGuffin’s Paddle Your Own Canoe.


26 n CANOE ROOTS fall 2006


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Draw your canoe around by letting it all hang out 1


Build some forward speed heading into the turn. Initiate the inside turn by edging the canoe into the turn by shifting your weight with your knees.


Rotate your upper body 45 degrees to your paddling side. Raise your upper hand for a high shaft angle and anchor your paddle in the water opposite your knee. Aim the power face toward the bow.


Both hands should be out over the water with your upper hand in front of your forehead. The thumb on your upper hand should be pointing backward. The paddle should remain stationary in the water through most of the hanging draw.


While keeping constant pressure on the power face of your paddle, rotate your shoulders so your torso is facing the bow again. This brings your knees and your paddle together.


Once the paddle is beside the gunwale, make a smooth transition into a forward stroke, propelling the canoe forward and completing the inside turn.


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