Advanced Kayaking Moves : How to do Bow Initiations on a Kayak

Learn what a double pump is in kayaking and how and when to do it in this free how to video about advanced kayaking moves.

Expert: James Sullivan
Contact: www.kayaklesson.com
Bio: James Sullivan introduced to whitewater kayaking at age 12, James Sullivan is currently a head instructor at Zoar Outdoor, and a member of Team Z.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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[adrianshanahan]

I've being trying to post a response to this video of a tutorial that I put together but the owner wont allow it, check out my videos to see it.

[qpJuzOqp]

Thanks for the all kayaking vids these are helped me a lot! Id like to see more these videos..

By the way, this vid name could be "Advanced kayaking moves: how to do Double Pump on a Kayak" .

[mmdghr]

dude your awesome @ kayaking but expertvillage sucks  @ making vids

[adrianshanahan]

Far better tutorial how to double pump / bow initiation, just look in my videos

[Mrsigurdson]

this reads like an OK video, but the type completely blocks the image, so I'm wondering, why bother?

[craigparkskayak]

Sweep to backsweep, forward strokes don't move the bow laterally... posture is key... shoulders should be a bit in front of bottom of spine or people do the pirouette flip over move (which is a lot like a back deck roll off the non power face... which is a kickflip if you air it off an actual wave... anyway

[ashley118118]

this is soo hard with my kayak

[Rinseout100]

Any one know what a Bliss stick rad is like for flat water cartwheeling?

[Medusworks]

I'm just in the proces of bying a flipstick off my mate. IT IS AWSOME. i've paddled it a few times before and i love it. i'm just learning how to bow stall it with the double pump. I do weigh 70kg at 6.3 atm so that helps. keep paddling buys.

[myfelicidade]

The kayak in the video is a ZG48.

I used to paddle a flipstick... the boat has quite some volume in the ends, so it's not an easy boat to initiate, esp. at 60 kg.

BUT it's not THAT hard either... from what I can remember, it's a boat that need to be put steeply on edge, and maintained at that steep edge all trough the cartwheels.

Perhaps you should learn the 2pump in an easier boat and then go back to your flipstick.

Great overall playboat though.

[360Flipstick]

I paddle a bliss stick flip stick and weigh about 60kg and are having trouble initiating the bow of the kayak, do I need a different boat or just to work harder?

And what is the model of the wavesport in the video

Thanks