from rdiaz: > Perhaps the remedy in rolling, whatever the particular types of roll, > should be on dealing with a blown roll and still staying in your boat in a > relaxed breathing position. I have watched good rollers do just that. This is something I didn't think about until a few weeks ago, I was surf- practicing in some wierded up breakers, and capsized. But because I hadn't taken a few moments before I got in to the water to think about my roll, I ended up blowing it. Now, given how shallow our near shore water is, I don't actually regret wet exiting (bottom slamming is not a hobby of mine); but it did make me think about what I need to do in order to make my roll in bad conditions. I wonder if I'm alone in this, but when I do think about my roll for a minute before I get in the water, rolling is relatively easy. If I don't, then when I get dunked, I end up leaving out a piece of the puzzle, my knees aren't locked in, I forget to "snap", I forget to lean back, or forget to setup the paddle before giving it a go. Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Nov 27 1999 - 13:41:39 PST
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