<snip> Oh, if it were only that simple. While the power of surf can be used to assist a roll, the judgment or knowledge required to take advantage of this power is normally enjoyed only by very experienced surf rats. <unsnip> The first time I got dumped in surf I stuck my paddle into the wave what dumped me and rolled up to continue down the wave. The class I was in got the mistaken impression I knew what I was doing. My still-water roll was not even consistent; it just felt like the right thing to do. But what Jed said about injury risk is very true. Hopefully one would be trying this in gentle conditions. p.s. Courtney; I answered your Coetzee-related question several times but got it bounced back. Wasn't shining you. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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