I'm going to second this post. I made new thigh braces for my Gulfstream last fall. I found that my roll was way off with the new ones, even though I thought they were thinner than my old one. Any change on the grip on your boat will effect your roll. I'm almost having to relearn to roll with these new braces. I'd also say that it may be your need support in front of your seat or it may be that your legs are too straight or a combination of the two. There is such a thing is too snug. That can easily make your legs go to sleep. I had this happen, again, with the new braces. I have taken them down to almost nonexistent on the top and just the hook on the inside to get rid of just this problem. I LOVE the comfortable feel of the tight fit but for prolonged paddling, it just doesn't work. I had to give up and actually go back to the looser fit. Good luck. Joan In a message dated 12/30/01 2:16:29 AM, revkayak_at_mtaonline.net writes: << My guess is that your new leg position is causing your rear end to put pressure on a nerve resulting in the legs falling asleep feeling. You might try padding the front of your seat to give more support to your legs. Surf landing with your legs asleep can result in a face plant in the sand. (been there, done that! ) A word of warning. Sometimes when people add padding to the knees it changes your sitting position enough to effect your ability to roll. In my whitewater kayaking days one time I bought a new boat that had a much lower deck than my old boat. Luckily I tried a practice roll in flat water before I took it into rapids. I discovered that with the lower deck I had less leverage with my knees and I had to modify my technique before I could smoothly roll it. I would suggest a few practice rolls before heading out . >> *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 30 2001 - 11:43:53 PST
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