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APPUI POUSSEE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

... a flat brace applied behind the pivot point and combined with a stern sweep action.

DEF

... a wrong side of paddle stroke, in which the paddle is extended at right angles to the canoe and thrust down with the outside hand.

CONT

In [white water], the low brace is often used for turns into oncoming currents when extra stability is desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
DEF

Sans vitesse [, un] appui rapide [dans lequel] la pagaie est posée à plat. Cet appui peut être prolongé par un mouvement de godille [...] horizontal. Avec de la vitesse [, l'angle est] ouvert.

OBS

appuis : généralement réalisés en poussée. Ils sont [...] quelquefois utiles pour rétablir un déséquilibre ou provoquer une rotation du bateau en même temps qu'un blocage [...]

Spanish

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