Robert Woodard wrote: > > Ralph D. wrote: > > > 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 a timely thread because I just learned something this past Friday > about a sculling brace (is this the relaxed breathing position you are > talking about?) that I didn't know before. > > In my past attempts at sculling, I would lean my boat further and further on > edge, and arch my body (in a 'J') further away from the water. At some > point, gravity would win and the boat would turn over completely and drive > me under the water. > > In this position, I've not been able to keep my head above water to breath. > After reading a web page sent to me by Greg Stamer: > > http://www.paddlers.com/references/refgreenland.htm Yes, this is pretty much it, what I see as the in-between state of a roll. When done well it actually seems to require very little sculling motion but I guess the experts are so good that they make it look easy. Borrowing some lines from Stamer's website identified above says it real well: ---------- You will find that your Greenland paddle makes it easy to keep the blade near the surface. Once you have mastered the general feel of sculling, you can experiment with getting your body closer and closer to the water. Use an extended grip on the paddle to increase your leverage. The object is to lower your upper body into the water so that your PFD supports your weight and sculling effort is reduced. This is known as the side scull. Sound tough? Try this: once you have lowered your body into the water, continue to scull while moving the sculling blade toward the bow of the boat. This will rotate your body so that your shoulders are parallel to the keel line and you are facing the sky. This is the back scull position. ---------- I wish you luck with this Woody! ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Nov 28 1999 - 10:07:38 PST
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