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I worked on my stall and finally got it together... in a Riot Showbiz, a seriously shank-happy boat. When I moved to my new S8 the stall was suddenly much easier; the bow is way more directional. Learn in your Ego (which isn't that bad anyway) and then move up.
So in the meantime, read ChrisJ's article and try these tips: (assume you're using the plowing forward technique)
1. while picking up speed, brace your legs firmly. (Your post makes it sound like you can get on end no trouble, but maybe different preparation will help... pardon the extra info)
2. don't take more than 8 or 10 strokes to speed up; playboats won't accelerate beyond that.
3. to perl your bow, keep your legs braced and throw your torso and arms forward til your body is at 45 degrees to the boat. Any more is wasted.
4. in that position, stay braced, keep your arms forward, and make your strokes a little faster and flatter.
5. really focus on finding the point at which you can ease off on the forward strokes and go to balancing motions. In my boats that's usually no more than 4-6 more strokes after starting the perl.
6. MOST IMPORTANT: to balance on end, focus on your knees and abs, NOT YOUR PADDLE. Find your balance based on the motion of your knees, abs, feet... and just make little corrections with the paddle. Calling the paddle blades as the front two legs of a tripod is meaningless: paddles aren't buoyant, even those expensive foam-core breakable ones.
Have fun! Next thing to do is add one of those IR OverThrusters and learn how to flatwater loop, baby. I figure when I can do that in an S8 I'll have accomplished something.
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