RE: [Paddlewise] What would you do differently?

Something that helped me when learning to re-enter and roll was to 
use an extended (Pawlata) roll to get back up. For some reason, I had 
a really difficult time getting a screw roll to work with the 
re-entry, but once I tried an extended roll I got up every time. With 
some practise, I was able to slowly convert this to my usual screw 
roll. Now I use the extended as a back up if my first attempt at a 
screw fails.

-Patrick Maun
St. Paul, Minnesota

> >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.
>
>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.
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