How to punch Chopping Block- Noah Koppens 

Right now the water level is -1 and Chopping Block is a hole on Butchers Knife. Chopping Block is in the middle of the rapid, so when you are running Butchers Knife, instead of sticking left and going around Chopping Block, you can go down the middle and through Chopping Block. The first time I went through this hole It was with Kalob Grady and another keener. This is what Kalob told us about punching this hole. Kalob said that Chopping Block is on an angle so when you hit it you want to either be leaning towards the hole and face downstream, Or that you can turn yourself and your boat so it’s pointing head on with this hole. Then Kalob told us that right before you hit it, you want your last stroke to be a big forwards stroke on your strong hand, and then lean forward against your boat and put your paddle beside you in your roll set up position which is called the tuck and duck. Once you get through this hole you can feel accomplished with yourself that you did it.