Re: [Paddlewise] Rolling - easier without a paddle?

From: Ulli Hoeger <uhoeger_at_is.dal.ca>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:20:18 -0300
Hi,

I am just curious.  What boats did you use?  Seakayaks or WW 
boats?  
What I understand is that learning rolling without a paddle will focus 
you on learning the proper "body" technique.  But learning to 
handroll a seakayak in a single session without previous 
experience sounds really remarkable.  The guy who showed me 
the sweep roll got me rolling within ~40 minutes, in a whitewater 
boat in the pool (<50% blow rate). After switching to my seakayak I 
basically started with a 80 % blow rate.  Now I am working on 
getting back up without going down already in setup position.  
works with my Greenlander, but with the Eurostyle paddle I 
frequently miss the right blade angle and I am unable to correct 
that underwater (I let go the Euro stick and grab the Greenlander 
from the front deck to roll up -or bail out).

Anyway congratulations..

Cheers

Ulli


Dr. Ulli Hoeger
Dept. Physiology and Biophysics
Dalhousie University
Halifax, B3H4H7, Nova Scotia
Canada

Phone I : 902-494-2673
Fax: 902-494-1685
Phone II :902-488-6796
http://is.dal.ca/~uhoeger

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