Why You Need a Slice Kayak in Your Quiver by Hannah Ray | Dec 9, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesIn the spring and early summer, water is plentiful at my local and favorite travel-to spots. There’s playboating, river running, and river surfing to choose from…or do all three! As the season progresses into mid summer, the rains are fewer and far...
How to Hand Roll: Rolling a Kayak Without a Paddle by Boyd Ruppelt | Dec 6, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesThere are a lot of ways to hand roll and this only includes one or two of them, but my goal here is to give you a foundation for learning the skill on your own using a technique that works. You can also learn with hand paddles and webbed gloves if you need to get the...
The Backdeck Roll & Safety in Shallow Water by Boyd Ruppelt | Dec 5, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesEven if you know how to backdeck roll, you’ll want to watch this video for a modified version. The rule is simple, stay in the box and keep your elbows down. If you do that, the backdeck roll is faster, safer, and even better for shallow water and rocks than any...
Improvement Guaranteed: Do this Warm-Up every time you paddle by Boyd Ruppelt | Dec 3, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesOne thing I’ve found over the years is that the top kayakers in the world all have certain skills and regular practices in common. Do this warm up, listed below, every time you touch the water and your boat and edge control will improve drastically. For the more...
Flow on the Upper Yok! by Adam Swett | Dec 1, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesI picked up my new Flow medium a few days ago and was very excited to get it out on the river ASAP! I have always liked a smaller boat for my size as I am around 210lbs 5’11” so I figured a medium would be perfect. It is. I am a bit over the top end but...
Building 3-Dimensional Edge Control with Quadrants by Boyd Ruppelt | Nov 30, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesWhen most people think of edge control in kayaking, they only think about using edges on a single axis, right and left. The problem is that whitewater rivers rarely allow for the use of a single axis weight transfer or edge. Typically, there is some combination of...
The Short Shank Redemption: A Look at Fish Hooks by joey monteleone | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Fishing Subjects, Freshwater, Freshwater Fishing, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerShort Shank Redemption: A Look at the Hook Thousands of years old, the look of the fish hook has changed but the concept has not. Lure the fish in to bite the bait and set the hook to eventually catch the fish. With some natural bait attached, adorned with fur,...
How to Back Pan Am by Bartoz Czauderna | Nov 28, 2023 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to BACK PAN AM by doing exercises in the video! What is it? Back Pan Am is an elevated aerial rotation at a vertical angle greater than 90°, clear of the foam pile at some point, where the freestyler rotates around the stern of the boat. This is an over-vertical...
How to Back Roundhouse by Bartoz Czauderna | Nov 14, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to BACK ROUNDHOUSE by doing exercises in the video! What is it? Started at the back surf 180° horizontal angle rotation on green water at a vertical angle between 0° and 45°, clear of the foam pile at some point, where the paddler rotates around the tail of the...
The Fish for All Seasons: Crappie by joey monteleone | Nov 10, 2023 | Featured Post, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Instruction, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main BannerThe Fish for All Seasons: Crappie Widespread and the target of those fishing for fun, food and even competition the crappie is one of America’s most popular gamefish. Listed as the fifth most sought-after species, the crappie has equipment and even boats designed with...
How to Blunt by Bartoz Czauderna | Nov 6, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesLearn to BLUNT by doing exercises in the video! What is it? 180° horizontal angle rotation on green water at a vertical angle greater than 45°, clear of the foam pile at some point, where the paddler blunt rotates around the bow of the boat, landing in a backward...
How to Teach Rolling: A Video for Instructors by Boyd Ruppelt | Oct 31, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesFor nearly three decades, I’ve taught rolling for private clients, universities, outfitters, clubs, organizations, events, camps, demos, paddle schools, companies, and on three continents from every background imaginable. Along the way, I’ve worked with...
