Upstream gates with Daniele Molmenti

After the Australian Open we spent some time with 2008 Olympian and 2009 European Champion Daniele Molmenti shooting a video about upstream gates. We covered 4 different techniques on the flat and wildwater, from different angles, in normal speed and slow motion. Also shares Daniele some of his insights and experiences with us.

The video does not pretend to show the one and only truth. What it does however is showing how one particular top athlete looks at taking upstream gates. We think that especially juniors can obtain some insights from this video and secondly it might trigger a constructive and healthy dialogue between athletes and coaches on You Tube.

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• daniele
• molmenti
• canoe
• slalom
• upstream
• gates
• training

[chillosaurus]

Great vid.. When can we see the next one? Maybe some downstreams?

[SportsceneTV]

Don't know yet to be honest. When I do have some spare time or when one of the canoe sports associations will commission Sportscene.

[natewinslow]

This is a great video. I've watched it again and again. Thanks for making and posting it!

In the basic upstream should I try to keep the submerged blade upstream of the gate line through the entire turn or is there something more subtle going on?

[SportsceneTV]

In an upstream gate you want to stay as high as possible without interfering with the mechanics of your stroke and your posture. Its important that you can still make a good stroke and your posture is correct. Whats good and whats correct is personal.

Also you always want to keep pressure on the blade.

Coming back to your question where to keep the blade, there is not one particular place where the blade has to be. It depends on what is explained in the above.

Hope this helps.

[mielecustomer22]

Very good video and nice techinques demonstrated there. But remember you're aiming to pass through those gatyes carefully as to not touch them. Nice that you could spend some time will Molmenti.

[touJOURZZZ]

Hahahahhahahah. Dislike by Henni <3

[ndfuller112gh]

@danimolm Daniele I have just noticed that your hands move up and down on the shaft of the paddle a lot, is this deliberate? If so why do you do that? Just to change the lever?

[GhostPashka]

It is all certainly fine) I would be glad if somebody has written down all that he speaks in the text and has sent to me on Ghost999666@yandex.ru)) I from Russia study in a slalom and I wish to achieve successes in it.

If it does not make the big work for you. I will be very grateful if somebody helps me.

[TezyWatson]

I just bought that boat. HE IS IN MY BOAT AWESOME

[larskayak]

Ciao Daniele!

Once again, thanks a lot for this video! It helped me a lot:-)! I really like your paddling style, you paddle with a lot of power on the blade, but also very technical. You don't see that quite often.

I got a question. At the end of the race, we get tired, how did you get the mental strength to still be able to have huge amounts of pressure on the blade? Do you have any tips for me to get stronger mentally?

Tanks a lot!