Re: [Paddlewise] To Roll

Mark Arnold wrote:
> I came home and really studied the video hoping to get pointers for the
next lesson. Today I went out to practice and MY ROLL IS GONE!   I worked
for about 45 minutes and nothing seemed to work.  I even used a paddle float
and barely got back up with that. >

Richard Frost then wrote:
>> I'm guessing that is what happened to Mark from watching the video too
closely.  Since I don't know how to roll, and I want to learn this summer,
and I want some of the aforementioned "astounding" results, and Mark wants
his roll back, I am hoping some of the paddling gurus out there might take a
stab at "Inner Rolling." >>

not sure I qualify for the title of guru, but having taught many to roll, my
"Inner Rolling" contribution is :
Try to keep the paddle and the upper body moving in unison.  As the paddle
is swept out to the side from the set-up position, the upper body should
stay parallel to the shaft of the paddle.  Visualize this by drawing an
imaginary line from the center of the top of your head to the point in the
middle of your upper body right behind the bottom of your sternum.  This
imaginary line should stay as parallel as possible to the shaft of your
paddle during the initial sweep from the set-up position out to the side.
Beyond the first part of the sweep, the longer one can keep this imaginary
line parallel to the shaft of the paddle, the  more effortless the roll will
be (this requires some hip action to flip the boat *under* the lower body).

This is not a full description of the roll, but one aspect of a solid roll.
If you can't find someone to critique your roll, have someone videotape it
and compare your roll to that in the rolling video.

Regards,
Erik Sprenne


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