Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between hardshell and inflatable kayak by recording performance related variables during the kayak forward stroke motion. A total of 8 elite university kayak players were recruited to participate. The experiment was performed outdoors on a kayak while the kinematic three dimensional data and muscle activation was recorded and analyzed. Results show that there were significant differences between the stroke length, boat velocity for the hardshell and inflatable boat. But, for the other variables there were no significant differences. In conclusion, the inflatable kayak was faster than the hardshell kayak and the type of shell, either inflateable or hard, had no influence on the player’s performance variables.
| Translated title of the contribution | An Analysis of the Performance Kayak and Players between Hardshell and Inflatable kayak |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 531-541 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | 한국체육학회지 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Mar 2013 |