Debbie Reeves wrote: >>John, >> >>Whenever I am learning a new skill, I try it on one side and then the other >>and just keep flopping around. That way I don't have an off-side. That >>advice won't help you now that you have an off-side for sculling, but the >>next time you start working on something new, give it a try. Agreed. I learned to screw roll with an onside only. It took me until this summer (over 2 years) to learn the offside screw roll. However, I learned to hand roll (whitewater kayak) and C-to-C roll on both sides at the same time. I actually had an offside handroll for 2 years before I got all the mechanics of an offside screw roll down. John Fereira wrote: >Fortunately I did that when I started working on a bow rudder turn. My >left and right side are pretty even. >In a few weeks the outdoor club that I'm affiliated with is going to do >their first pool session. Last year I really got my onside roll solid during >those pool sessions. Although that was in a whitewater boat I think I >only missed two rolls all summer. This year I'll work on my offside roll, >sculling, and my re-entry roll. I learned in a whitewater boat too. (Too hard to get a sea kayak into my local U pool!) I still need to work on a re-entry roll. Are you planning on doing it with or without a paddlefloat? My problem is in re-attaching my sprayskirt while inverted. Speaking of cold water, I rolled the CD Extreme when I was demo'ing it. It is really an easy boat to roll. I have a harder time relaxing in that 45*+ water, but instincts take over, and then rolls happen pretty quick, and without much thinking. Shawn -- 0 © 1999 ____©/______ ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Shawn W. Baker 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete/shawn/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 13 1999 - 08:17:07 PDT
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