When I was learning my rolls, then debugging them, then extending my repertoire, I noticed that "orientation-preserving" rolls felt more efficient. If I was rotating the kayak (i.e., making it yaw) as well as rolling, I was wasting energy. Now, I don't intend this to be taken too literally, because it also seems to me that certain rolls inherently contribute to yawing, at least a little more than others (screw versus C-to-C and paddle rolls versus hand rolls), especially when waves get involved. But I think your overall rolling skills will improve even if you treat this as an exercise (the same way hand rolling can improve your paddle rolling). TJ MJAkayaker_at_aol.com wrote: > Hi Tom, > > You said <<Before you start the roll, find a fixed point --- >> > <<remember your bow orientation relative to it --- >> > <<then see if you come out of the roll with the same > orientation>> > > If I do not have the same orientation, what is it telling me? Does it mean > different things if I am pointed more toward my roll side than if I am > pointed away from my roll side? > > Mark J. Arnold > MJAkayaker_at_aol.com > *************************************************************************** > 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/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 18 2000 - 10:12:38 PST
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