Yes, I drift the Nooch quite a bit. In fact, it's my favorite. The middle drift from the White Bridge crossing down to Black Creek is a decent beginners drift. There are a couple of log jams you have to be careful of, and also the diversion dam toward the bottom of the drift. If you are uncomfortable with the dam, just get out and drag the boat around it. There is no shame in being safe.

The best advice that you will find in the book and the video is to point the bow toward the hazard, and gently row away from it. That will get you out of about 90% of the problems you will encounter.