4 weeks. 25 or 30 wet exits. 40 or 50 bottom braces. Uncounted attempts. Finally having a real roll: priceless. 4 weeks of 2-hour sinus-filling, miserable, paddle-until I'm dead, cold, and sore pool sessions. After the middle of that 4th week, when I finally hit the screw roll and filled the building with an ear-splitting "Yeehaw!" all the pain was forgotten. I didn't have a professional instructor--not that one would have helped--it was my fault for continuously raising my head--but I had a few very patient friends who guided my paddle blade through the motion every time. I find that wearing a dive mask can really help you relax and get used to the "down time". Admittedly, it is a big crutch, but it can help prevent learning bad habits from panicking and trying to get above the wrong way. It takes a bit of practice afterward to stay calm again without the face mask, but by then, you already have the roll, and your "down time" doesn't have to be so long or scary. Shawn Dana wrote: > After 2 attempts at eskimo rolling and failing > miserably and panicing, I am wondering if someone > could mention how many attempts it took them to get it > down. -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 2000 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/ *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jun 14 2000 - 07:13:51 PDT
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