Does Freestyle need fixing and is this how to do it?

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Written by Dan Caldwell Tuesday, 05 July 2011 00:00

Rapid Blogs - Category: Standing Waves

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Story and Photos by Kelsey Thompson

"Fixing the scoring system could help solve the attendance problem.  But the change needs to happen at a fundamental level.  Simply putting a number value on each move just doesn't work for freestyle kayaking."

"The system rewards speed over execution, assigning the same point value to a move wether it is performed perfectly or sloppily.  This often leads to poor form and makes competitors less appealing for spectators.  The loss of spectators, and competitors, is the single biggest hurdle facing freestyle kayaking competitions today."

Read Thompson's full article in the Early Summer 2011 issue of RAPID magazine and tell us what you think - is this the way to fix freestyle?

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