{"id":511,"date":"2018-04-30T11:25:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T15:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/?p=511"},"modified":"2026-03-01T13:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:15:21","slug":"know-your-canoe-strokes-pry-stroke-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/2018\/04\/30\/know-your-canoe-strokes-pry-stroke-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Pry Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pry stroke is excellent for turning your canoe quickly or, if you\u2019re solo, for moving sideways in the water. The opposite\u00a0of a draw stroke, the pry stroke starts next to the canoe and pushes the water away.<\/p>\n

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  1. Sit or kneel in a stable position in your canoe.<\/li>\n
  2. Hold the paddle correctly! To start the stroke, the shoulders should be rotated parallel with the gunnel so you are facing the stroke.<\/li>\n
  3. Your shaft hand is on the gunnel about 6 to 8 inches behind the hip. The arm is bent.<\/li>\n
  4. The grip arm is nearly straight and at a right angle to the keel line with your grip hand pushed out over the water.<\/li>\n
  5. Insert the blade of the paddle vertically into the water directly next to the canoe on the side opposite the direction you wish to\u00a0move.<\/li>\n
  6. Rest your shaft hand on the gunwale. Pull with grip hand and push with your shaft hand.<\/li>\n
  7. Use the gunnel of the canoe as a fulcrum (lever)\u00a0for the paddle to push against the water.<\/li>\n
  8. Turn the blade of the paddle sideways, perpendicular to the canoe, and slide it back through the water to the starting\u00a0position to begin another stroke.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you missed the other canoe stroke reviews, you can find them here:<\/p>\n

    Draw & Cross Bow Draw<\/a>
    \n    J-Stroke & Canadian J-Stroke<\/a>
    \n    Forward & Back Stroke<\/a><\/p>\n

    If you haven’t had a chance yet, check out the video Path of the Paddle<\/a> for a good overview on all the canoe strokes.<\/p>\n

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    Credits:
    \nPhoto: By MooseHead88 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
    \n    How to Paddle a Canoe: Strokes and Techniques<\/a> -Erich Volkstorf
    \n    The Stern Pry – Bob Foote<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The pry stroke is excellent for turning your canoe quickly or, if you\u2019re solo, for moving sideways in the water. The opposite\u00a0of a draw stroke, the pry stroke starts next to the canoe and pushes the water away. Sit or kneel in a stable position in your canoe. Hold the paddle correctly! To start the … Continue reading “Pry Stroke”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,55],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canoeing-skills","category-information","tag-canoe-strokes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10110,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511\/revisions\/10110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oldsaltsclub.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}