"Roll to avoid capsize" Hey, you know what I was thinking. Roll to avoid the deleterious effects of capsize - roll to avoid swimming. You guys are worse than a bunch of lawyers! Seriously, if I may ask with the requisite degree of precision, do you wait till you capsize before going into your roll or follow through with a capsize with a roll. That is, is it better to wait for the capsize or start the "capsize" voluntarily in order to be able to control the roll. Cheers Phares Heindl Phares M. Heindl P. A. Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer Phone 407-865-5700 Fax 407-865-5758 Web: www.heindllaw.com e-mail: injurylaw_at_afo.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I don't know about other people, but when I first started rolling I would look for nearly any excuse to roll. I couldn't get enough, it was darn right intoxicating. Maybe I was trying to compensate for something that was missing in my life. If I started to go over, I'd make no attempt at a brace and just tuck in for the roll. After a while criticism of excessive capsizing, and several blackouts, pushed me to actually learn to perform a high brace. Now I brace rather than roll and have committed myself to be a recreational roller only. You know, the "I can stop at any time" kind, or "I only roll at social occasions". I never roll before noon, and I only roll on the weekends, well maybe every Blue Moon during the week. So experiment, if you must, but don't that the roll control your life! Rolling will not make you a better person, but it sure impresses the sh_t out of the non-paddling-landlubbers. Force your spouse to roll, or get a spouse that already rolls, no one should ever have to roll alone. Lastly don't roll and drive, it's a poor mix at best. Jed *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Phares: It is probably best to say it is a mixture of responses depending on the conditions. Usually I can recover from getting knocked off balance with a high or low recovery, or stern or bow brace. In some wave conditons such as big swells with occasional breaking tops, I would say that it is easier for me to simply high brace. In surf, when I'm moving fast, things happen much faster. Once I feel myself going, I typically go to the setup and capsize to roll back up. It's more of a response, rather than a conscious decision. So, is it better? For me? I'd say it depends on how rough the surf is. I think I would really prefer the brace recovery in most situations. It depends too on my body position when I go over. Surfing down a wave with steering rudder, particularly if I am leaning back to slow myself down, I can get in an awkward (leaning back) position when I capsize. When I've capsized leaning back: it's "hold on." The hydrolics of the wave prevent me from getting into the setup position. I typically would let go of the paddle shaft with one hand, holding onto the paddle with one hand to avoid a shoulder dislocaton, and just hang out upside down until I can go back to the set up position. I couldn't reach forward to get the to pull tab anyway when this is going on. Again, maybe this is more than you asked. To summarize: If I can, I personally try to brace. If I can't, or if there is a very strong possibility that I can't recover from a brace, I try to move into the setup position as I feel myself about to capsize. I probably capsize a bit more often than I would if I strictly went for a brace. But, I'd rather have a setup since the momentum of the roll is greater and the roll recovery can be effected with less effort (by taking advantage of the rolling momentum). Is this responsive to the question? Robert > From: Phares Heindl <pmheindl_at_afo.net> wrote > Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 19:54:39 -0400 > Subject: [Paddlewise] play on words > > "Roll to avoid capsize" Hey, you know what I was thinking. Roll to avoid > the deleterious effects of capsize - roll to avoid swimming. You guys are > worse than a bunch of lawyers! And I thought _we_ were being "baited." > Seriously, if I may ask with the requisite degree of precision, do you wait > till you capsize before going into your roll or follow through with a > capsize with a roll. That is, is it better to wait for the capsize or start > the "capsize" voluntarily in order to be able to control the roll. > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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