LedJube wrote: >One of the best ways to "find" your roll is to slow the whole thing down. Also try using a face mask so you can watch the whole movement. This will help you to visualize the rolls later in your career. The face mask will let you fine tune your blade angle, monitor your position during the movement and speed muscle memory by adding a visual image of the dance. I don't disagree with anything Jed says, but I do have a thought on the face mask thing. I learned to roll (both sides) with my eyes closed (never opened them underwater) and just for the fun of it I tried rolling wearing a face mask a few weeks ago. I have never failed so badly in a practice roll. I think this is because I know where I am upside down, how the body is supposed to move and feel during the roll, and what to expect coming up, so actually seeing the blade was terribly confusing and disorienting (I was focusing on what the blade was doing; not paying attention to my "dance"). Therefore, if you've got muscle (& "dance") memory without seeing the blade, using a mask may add confusion. Just my thoughts. Spencer A. Smith HotBot - Search smarter. http://www.hotbot.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Mar 18 2000 - 15:56:35 PST
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