> Victoria writes: > "can you say this again in kindergarten language for beginners? AS I come > up > out of the water... do I want to be moving the same direction as the waves? > or against them?" Some things are not worth worrying about. This is one of them. Just develop a very solid roll in calm water, and then start practising it under supervision in waves. (And remember to wear a helmet.) I think you'll find that setting up to begin a roll can be challenging when you are upside-down and being tossed about. Try to get to the point where you require minimal setting-up. A soon as the bobbing the boat feels right, go with it and roll up. If you spend too much time when you are upside down and being tossed about worrying about which way your boat is pointed and which side you wish to set up to roll on, you probably won't succeed in rolling even if you can make a decision. If you are being seriously trashed, you will be lucky to know which direction is up, let alone which way you are pointing, so don't worry about it. Don't worry about what you cannot control, and instead work with that which you can control. This means just go with what you've got. Get your boat up, and once it is up then start worrying about bracing. If you are having trouble rolling up, then work on your roll rather than worrying about boat position. Once you are up, just stuff your paddle into the first nasty thing you see. If you are having trouble with the delay between finishing your roll and starting your brace, try practising combinations of braces and rolls, and get to the point where you can hold a brace while slowly overturning and then rightng your boat. Once you are up and bracing, only then start worrying about which way you are pointing. Cheers, Richard Culpeper *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 29 2000 - 05:08:34 PST
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