Norway and the Head Games of Boating

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Hear is a little something from Norway for any one that is heading over hear this year the water levels are looking good and the boating should be as good as ever.

Hear is a little look inside my head and getting ready for this season.

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Nick Pearce

[Richard Gunton]

I have found the same to be true. As soon as something becomes seroius and I focus on trying to do it well, its no longer fun and the more mistakes are magnified in my mind. The main issue with tackling higher difficulty runs is its serious by its very nature. A well known kayker said of a grade 5 himilian descent "know one was smiling until we finished the day"
Or on a recreational level, I had some footage of a group on the upper plym in high water no one is laughing or joking there either, until people are off at the bottom.

[TomOL]

I've always held the view that there are two types of fun you get from boating: the fun you get whilst you're on the water, which normally happens when you're at a level you're comfortable with; or the other type of fun which occurs all in one go at the end of a run that really pushed you, and possibly even scared you a little. So long as everything is approached safely, and you keep realistic about what you're running, then neither is better than the other and you'll have some great stories to tell and some excellent experiences to build on. There are days we look to push ourselves, and days where we just want to have some fun on our local runs.

We all occasionally get scared by stuff: it's the quickest way we improve without direct involvement from a coach. You just have to ask yourself what you're looking for when you go out on the water, and keep safe no matter what you do.

EDIT: I apologise for the waffle above - just my thoughts on the subject. I'm not trying to tell anyone what to think with this, just trying to offer a point of view.

[davebrads]

Being scared is what it is all about. I don't scare myself so much these days, but when I do, it's great.

What's cool is that I managed to get a bit of a flutter on my local run last weekend.

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Thank's for the coment's it is nice to hear others vew's

The big thing that I have ended up coming up with out off all of this it that the fraim of mined that you take onto the river sticks with you so the more relaxed befor a hard run the better you will perform over the run.

Thanks

Nick