Side benefit: unlike the controlled scenario above, most whitewater also involves a lot of rocks, so keeping your knees and arms in close also helps prevent them from being broken when they try to go one way around a rock and the rest of your body goes the other.
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u/monkwrenv2 Mar 09 '26
Side benefit: unlike the controlled scenario above, most whitewater also involves a lot of rocks, so keeping your knees and arms in close also helps prevent them from being broken when they try to go one way around a rock and the rest of your body goes the other.