Re: [Paddlewise] Dinkless In Victoria

>At 07:50 PM 11/25/99 -0500, Mr Michael wrote:
><snip>
>>Perhaps part of the confusion is the interpretation of head dink (by
myself
>>and, it seems, Doug and others) as the flicking of the head at the _end_
of
>>the roll, rather than the drop of the head to the shoulder at the
beginning.
>>Other descriptions of the head dink I've read seemed to imply this.
><snip>
>Doug wrote;

Perhaps some other paddleres, perhaps even ACA instructors would
>care to comment. Andree Hurley, where are you? I promise not to flame or
>inflame. Just want to share information and gain a perspective and possibly
>an explanation to why the head dink is taught thusly, or if indeed it
>really is referring to the flick. And where did the name come from? If the
>real maneuver is simply leaving one's head in the water till the end, is
>not the "head dunk" better? Inquiring minds want to know.


I'll try dis one,
During my ACA certification the movement of the head during C to C rolls or
bracing was called a head dink.  The instructor did not advocate a flicking
of the head.  The way it was taught was to keep the head on your shoulder
till you were up and paddling.  He may have over stressed the part stating
that one should be paddling before one lifts there head but that was to
express the importance of keeping the head on the shoulder till you were
upright.   There was no mention of a actual head "flick".  I rate my neck
very highly as a important body part I ain't gonna do no "flicking".  Sorry
if I missed anything on previous post on this subject been doing a lot of
deleting lately.
Doug you ask where did the name come from?  I ain't gotta clue, maybe the
knowledgeable Professor can give dat answer ;-)

I'm signing off for a couple of days.  Got some stiff north wind dat wants
to lift my kite and bring my vessel out to Horn Island off the Mississippi
coast.  Their calling for a small advisory, gotta go!
I'll leave da fire extinguisher next to da computer in case I'm flamed when
I get back from the Horn :-)
Arthur

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