Re: [Paddlewise] Roll, Roll, Roll Your Boat

From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_gsp.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 08:08:12 -0500
On Mon, Feb 23, 1998 at 06:55:32AM -0600, wildwater wrote:
> I was just out today working on C & C rolls.  I was wondering if
> most use this type of roll or a sweep roll of if you have a
> preference depending on conditions.  What about hand rolling?

I use the C-to-C roll because:

	1. It's easiest on my shoulders
	2. It protects my face while I'm upside-down
	3. It does not require shifting my grip on the paddle
	4. It leaves me in a position where I'm ready to take the
	next paddle stroke *or* set up to roll again if I blow it.

I *strongly* recommend the C-to-C roll for whitewater paddling.

My hand roll (which I still can't do reliably on the left, darn it!)
is a C-to-C but I end up a little bit further stretched out toward
the back deck; one of the things that I'm working on is decreasing that.


---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
rsk_at_gsp.org
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