Re: [Paddlewise] Folding Kayak Roll

At 08:59 PM 2/11/99 -0500, Rene wrote:
>I have to disagree about the "hip flick", however.  Actually I don't
believe there is any such
>thing as a "hip flick" and I really hate the term.  If I am coming up on the
>right side (starboard for you purists), I drive my right knee toward my
>chest, mentally trying to pull the boat underneath me.  That, and KEEPING
>THE HEAD DOWN 'till last make it work.  I did it if pretty effortlessly
>three times on the day I did it.
>
In response to my posting:
> there's much the same sort of difference between rolling a folding boat
vs a hard shell sea kayak as
>there is between rolling a hard shell sea kayak vs a white water kayak. It
>requires increased care in the set-up, a "non-diving" sweep, and an
>accurately timed hip flick with more "body English" than either a hard
>shell or white water boat.

Hi Rene,
Very interesting. I've always known about the importance of locking my
knees under the deck, but what you're describing is different. Well, this
old dog is always willing to learn new tricks. Intuitively it makes a lot
of sense, and sounds like it would be smooth and "zen-like", like a good
lay-back roll. I'm looking forward to trying it. If it works for me, I can
see advantages: it doesn't require a sudden, explosive effort (and I
definitely have more slow-twitch muscles than fast-twitch muscles), it
would be easier on the back, and it would use the ab muscles which I'm
trying to keep in shape with sit-ups even when I'm not paddling.

Cheers,
Philip T.
N49°16' W123°08' 
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