In a message dated 5/14/01 2:28:48 PM, JSpinner_at_aol.com writes: << So, last week I was watching Brian teach Ruth to roll at Pier 7. He did a little of this and a little of that, assuring her he wouldn't drop her, which almost worked <G>. But in teaching her balance he sat on the bow of her boat, told her to keep her head and shoulders level while he rocked the boat. It was like a light bulb lit up over my head! >> I remembered it wrong. He wasn't sitting on her boat. He was standing in about waist deep water at her bow. I wish someone had thought to do that for me 3 years ago. 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:03 AM 5/15/01 -0400, JSpinner_at_aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 5/14/01 2:28:48 PM, JSpinner_at_aol.com writes: > ><< So, last week >I was watching Brian teach Ruth to roll at Pier 7. He did a little of this >and a little of that, assuring her he wouldn't drop her, which almost worked ><G>. But in teaching her balance he sat on the bow of her boat, told her to >keep her head and shoulders level while he rocked the boat. It was like a >light bulb lit up over my head! >> > >I remembered it wrong. He wasn't sitting on her boat. He was standing in >about waist deep water at her bow. > I wish someone had thought to do that for me 3 years ago. I've seen this done (and had it done to me) quite a few times and there are a couple of good variations on it. Having someone stand at the stern of the boat works even better because you can't see which way the person is rocking your boat. Doing it with your eyes closed can be interesting too. At the pool sessions I attend the "rock the boat" exercise is done frequently. In this case it's in whitewater kayaks and the "rocker" will really attempt to capsize the paddler, who is bracing like mad to remain upright. There are a couple of really brutal "rockers" that can capsize someone despite some strong bracing, and then after the paddler rolls up, they'll keep rocking the boat so that the paddler fall over the other side, and then will hold the boat to that they're forced to roll up on their off side. Brutal, but good practice. *************************************************************************** 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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