Look Ma, No Paddle!

Occurred on May 20, 2023 / Rock Island, Tennessee, USA

: "The Caney Fork River in Rock Island, Tennessee has some of the world’s best kayaking! Typically, it has to rain a lot for there to be enough water in the river to kayak over the falls, but this summer a piece of a dam was broken and so extra water was in the river every day! As a semi-pro kayaker, the additional water made it easy for me (Bennett Smith) to sneak out to the countryside after work to test my skills regularly on the falls. On this particular day, I tried about 15 times to land the newest trick in the kayak world: “The Dub”. It is essentially two barrel rolls in the air while going off a waterfall, and only 1 person has done it in the world so far. After 15 tries, I realized my paddle was getting in my way, so I had the idea of just doing it with my hands. To my surprise, it worked extremely well and resulted in the trick I did in this video. Since I did not use my paddle, the trick is a little different than one anyone has done before, and thus I get to name it. What do you think a good name for this trick is? It's hard to believe incredible places like this exist hidden in the countryside of Tennessee, and I would recommend anyone come to town and check out the crazy kayakers going off these falls!"