Sweet shot, but why did the video stop???

I stopped filming when all signs of the boat and chip had vanished. I assumed holding a throw bag instead of the camera might be more appropriate.

If you kept filming people would be saying "why didn't ya put down the camera and help?"  But NOW it's "Where's the rest of the footage?"  

yeah-bummer. Somekind of right-hip english just spun you right into the pocket. Where's the footie of my boof? Man, I just am the invisible boater. Then when people take pics or vid, they hoard it.

Sounds about perfect! 

But hey, filmin' and ropin' don't have to be separate.  Check out my vid under, nah I'll just hijack this thread too.  The youtube embedding feature is cool!



On a more serious note though, I'd like to hear how you got out too...

oh yeah...how i got out: Staying relaxed....

if you count, i am upside down for 10 seconds, and that is only the portion videoed when i am still in the boat. after i pulled, I came up in the cave.  Without catching a breath, I felt myself sucked back to the curtain, where i got pummeled down to the streambed.  Once I peeled my face off a boulder (seriously), I just started grasping rocks and pulling myself downstream, which worked well enough for me to surface downstream of the boil.....

Thanks for sharing and glad you came out alright.

So, comin from an old man who don't know much, I have to say that this thread clearly illustrates the need to finish one's boof withan aggressive forward stroke....check out JP's finish (nice work JP} as opposed to Chip's...says it all

actually, i have studied these videos very carefully.  JP only takes the stroke after he re-emerges downstream from the pile.  He clearly had enough momentum to drive through to pile.  so, while i agree my finish needs vast improvement, i think other factors played a role in my line's dissolution.



one key difference I see are the location of the boof stroke:  JP got it perfect and I was early .  In addition,  I agree with JPs assessment that I probably stuck an edge down on the landing.  It is true that a strong forward stroke on the landing may correct the edging issue. the other thing i notice is the angle of the paddle shaft in the picture....clearly, i need to get a more vertical paddle on the boof stroke.....

in the end, i just wasn't aggressive enough. I tried to be relaxed and not overpower it.... clearly i was too non-chalant.  i think a good hard charge and delayed boof stroke will resolve the issue....   

hmmmm...picture won't embed at larger size...

I ended up behind the curtain last summer, how long were you back there. You get a lot of time to think and figure out how to get out. There's a vid somewhere of my swim that Dan shot, but my boof was sh*t, and mother nature reminded me to practice.

There is a difference in horizontal boat angle, and a difference on which side of the crown your boofing from. JP is much more center trending center-left while you are just right of center trending right.

Its hard to tell but upon landing you look to be in a brace for a while too without body motion or momentum...  the sun/shade and camera makes it hard to see that part.