Flatwater Looping
By: Jacob Selander

Here’s a flatwater trick that’s fun, but takes the correct balance, timing and of course practice to pull off. When looping in a hole, you use the power of the green water and hydraulic to propel your boat around. In flatwater, you have to supply that power yourself.
Starting from a bow station, push and pull on your paddle to start bobbing up and down- the more vertical and higher up you can get the better. Once you have some serious up and down momentum going, sink your bow as far as you can. When it starts to throw you back up, throw your weight forward, tucking hard to flip the boat around. Just like looping in a hole, once upside-down kick your feet out hard. With flatwater looping, make sure you kick your feet extra hard to land the boat in a stern stall. If done properly, you’ll land in a stern stall or have enough momentum for your bow to continue to fall- you’ll pass the stern stall position and end up sitting flat on your hull ready for your next move.