Paddler Magazine: Functional vs. Interpretive Freestyle Canoeing

[lowangle al]

I think “advanced canoe paddling techniques” should cover it. Or “ beyond the basics”

 

[Paddler 99]

I suppose this is an example of "functional freestyle" although there seems to be a bit of the interpretive stuff mixed in.

 

[dutchlennart]

To me personally I see freestyle as 2 words. Free and style..
To me the style part are the manouvres.
The free are all the non standart chances that can be done either for more fun or more finesse or because it fits you better.
Some fit doing style on music, some free on music, some sryle in silence, some free in silence.
All 4 can be done with an audiance or alone.

 

[stevet]

Think Tom MacKenzie popularized “obedience training for your canoe” back in the Adirondack canoe symposium days. It originally started out as Adirondack freestyle symposium. Personally, I have always thought it should be spelled FreeStyle. Style so you look good doing it and Free so you can put your own tweaks on maneuvers and linking them.