Re: [Paddlewise] eskimo roll

"Tanaka, Wesley K." wrote:
> 
> Dana-
> It took a little over one year for me to learn how to do a screw roll- 12
> months without an instructor and one pool session last February with an
> excellent instructor (Gabriel Romeu are you listening?). During those 12
> months I went to 2 open pool sessions (without instructor), and worked on a
> roll during about 6 sessions in a lake. OK- so I'm stubborn, but the videos
> make it look so easy. I worked up to a serviceable Pawlata  roll and
> sculling brace but couldn't even begin to figure out the screw roll. I had
> all the pieces I need for a roll. Gabriel helped put all the pieces together
> for me.

I have to put in a bit of a disclaimer here.  Wes had this amazing
sculling brace that took him from an inverted position to sitting up- in
slow motion!  Really nice to watch.  With that sort of sense of paddle
position and 'center', he was there.  All that was needed was an extra
set of eyes to observe and critique.  I really didn't do much.
It illustrates that all the exercises that contribute to a sensitivity
of your boat, as in the sculling brace, are all valuable in all the
other skills associated with boat control including the roll.

I think it is a very good exercise to learn a roll Dana, there is a lot
of other stuff to work on which will aid you in developing one.   


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