How do you use a stirrup to climb back into a kayak?

I have had a lot of practice climbing into a kayak from the water, because I spearfish from a kayak, and get back into my kayak many times a day with 13-16 pounds of diving weights on my body and about 3 pounds on each ankle.  But this weekend while fishing I thought I'd try using a rope stirrup to climb back into my kayak.  It didn't work.  As soon as I put my foot into the stirrup, my legs would swing underneath the kayak.  I couldn't figure out how to use the stirrup.  It was way easier to float flat on the water and pull my kayak under my chest, as I usually do.  How do you use a stirrup to climb back into a kayak?

here's a link to an explanation about how to use the stirrup.  http://www.topkayaker.net/Articles/Instruction/PaddleFloat.htm

I must state that I have not practiced with a stirrup so can't speak to its effectiveness from a personal experience view but it seems that one must still hike themselves up over the back deck of the kayak while pushing away with the foot in the stirrup.  There are some youtube videos as well.   Bottom line, you need the paddle float as well as the stirrup.

Gotta connect it to the handle in the far side gunwale. Then you pretty much pull on the strap. I don't use the stirrup part of the rescue strap, so much as I pull on the strap to haul my blubber over the near side gunwale. Then it's all over but the huffing and puffing.

I use the stirrup on my outback to get back in (when you're in the water, it's a long ways up over the side of that thing).  It's hard to explain but you can't just try and stand up on the stirrup and climb in you have to do it at an angle.  I put my right foot in the stirrup and lunge across to the opposite side and grab the handle while using the stirrup to propel me in to the kayak and pulling with my arms and kicking with my left leg.  It ain't pretty but it works and it's the only way I found that I can get back into the outback every time.  My homemade rope step is attached to the kayak handle and tucked under my seat every time I go out.

Here's an underwater video clip we did a couple years ago:

Firefly looks like a drowned rat once aboard.  Nice! 

Here's an underwater video clip we did a couple years ago:

So was that any easier than just getting in without the strap? Looks like it takes long because of the changing sides of the kayak.

Here's an underwater video clip we did a couple years ago:

So was that any easier than just getting in without the strap? Looks like it takes long because of the changing sides of the kayak.

I found it easier for me to get in the outback with the strap, it also made it easier flipping the outback over. No strap needed on my Trident though.

I found it easier for me to get in the outback with the strap, it also made it easier flipping the outback over. No strap needed on my Trident though.

I dont need it for my Malibu either, just the Outback.  Climbing in that thing is like trying to climb a mountain!