In a message dated 1/31/01 6:08:06 PM, SeaKayakNH_at_aol.com writes: << But of all these factors, set-up position, hip rotation and bringing the head up last are the components with the most potential to significantly improve the efficiency of any roll. >> Next question: I get the hips and head but in real life there is no set-up and mostly, that is the way I've been practicing my "normal" rolls. I just kind of fall over and then bring the paddle to the right position. So, tell me about set-up. Do you mean above or below water? Joan *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
SeaKayakNH_at_aol.com wrote: << But of all these factors, set-up position, hip rotation and bringing the head up last are the components with the most potential to significantly improve the efficiency of any roll. >> > > Next question: I get the hips and head but in real life there is no set-up > and mostly, that is the way I've been practicing my "normal" rolls. I just > kind of fall over and then bring the paddle to the right position. So, tell > me about set-up. Do you mean above or below water? > The set-up is sort of a 'home' position that one should find, when upside down - before beginning the roll. The upper body should be leaned forward (think about kissing the deck), with the paddle alongside the boat ready to initiate the roll. In whitewater, this is also called the 'tuck' position, and serves to protect the face from ugly encounters with rocks when upside down. In sea kayaking, it becomes a reference point to ensure that one is always starting the roll from the same position. Another point to keep in mind is that the upper body and the paddle should move in unison from this set-up position, whether one is doing a C-to-C roll, or a Sweep roll. As the paddle sweeps a big wide arc from being parallel to the boat towards being perpendicular to the boat, the upper body should be sweeping the same sideways arc - keeping the upper body as parallel to the paddle shaft as possible. In the pure C-to-C roll, this sweeping motion is stopped when the blade/body are perpendicular to the boat, at which time the hip snap is quickly, almost explosively, done. In the pure Sweep roll, the sweeping motion continues toward the aft end of the boat, and the boat is slowly being rolled under the hips (a slow and gradual hip snap) throughout the entire sweeping motion. Erik Sprenne *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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