Hang out upside down under your boat often. Teach yourself that this is a safe place to be. Learn to relax and think from this unnatural position. Wear nose clips and goggles or a mask to increase your comfort under the boat. You'll look like a dork but so what, your friends won't think it's so dorky when you show them your new hand roll. Take your time and do a quality set-up. Take your time and do a quality set up. It is much better to do one carefully planned and flawless roll than to miss two and come up on a third with an extended paddle and requiring a reverse sweep to finish with. That said, it is better to come up on a sloppy third attempt with an extended paddle than it is to swim. > > > > > Less is more. > > > > > > Rolling is easy and effortless. > > > > > > > Relax and let your body float. The roll is a smooth > free-flowing rotation > > of the boat and the body, not a series of un-related and jerky body > > movements. > Rolling is an exercise in flexibility not strength. Work on your roll at > the office by standing and stretching while you're on the phone. Stretch, > relax and imagine yourself under your boat calm and composed. *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 08 2000 - 11:12:58 PDT
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