Recently at Keeners I’ve been learning how to airscrew, and what seems like a simple trick, just an aerial barrel roll, has turned out to be one of the hardest to learn yet at keeners
Some of my mistakes have been:
Throwing the airscrew too late. Things go very quickly on a big fast wave like Garb and sometimes my mind gets behind the rotation of the boat, so by the time I think “GO” I’m already crashed upside down.
Not committing enough edge. Sometimes it’s scary to throw your whole edge down, for fear of wiping out but you have got to in order to create the takeoff and air necessary to complete the rotation without hitting the water.
Sitting up. If one is upside down in the air in a kayak and sits up, it immediately brings the bow down, perfect for a move like a Panam or blunt where one must rotate around the bow, but it’s counterproductive for a clean, straight airscrew.
Keeping your arms in. When I throw over my shoulder to initiate the move I often throw my arms out away from me, which just slows down the rotation. It’s quite similar to a ballerina keeping her arms in to pirouette faster, the smaller you make yourself in the air the faster you will spin.
In conclusion, while I have stuck an airscrew a lucky couple of times and I’m really looking forward to learning more and getting them more consistent over the rest of the keener session.
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