| Low Brace |
| Key Points Back Face Presented to the Water Elbows Up and Knuckles Down Water Arm Elbow Bent Horizontal Shaft Angle Paddle Placement Perpendicular to Boat Paddle Close to Body Timing (Paddle then Body) C to C Motion Head Stays Down to the End Recovery: Slice Blade out with Knuckles Forward |
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The LOW BRACE differs from the
high brace in that the BACK side of the blade is flat on the surface
and you try to push it down into the water. Keep your forearm
in line with the direction of push. The sweep version of the low
brace is generally done stern to bow, as sweeping the other way
(bow to stern) often feels awkward with the paddle in the low
brace position. Most likely if you've swept a low brace stern
to bow and find you still need bracing either return the paddle
quickly for another low brace (stern to bow), or flip your blade
over quickly to the high brace position.
