> >C to C versus the screw roll? What is better, what do you prefer? > > Patrick says: In the Netherlands the preference seems to be to teach the C-to-C. > I observed a instructors intruction course last week and saw how > they teach it here which is quite different from the method used > in the US (in my experience at least) which favors the screw roll > ending on the back deck. The Dutch method makes sense insofar that > is breaks the roll down into several distinct steps: > > snip The US method seems > (again in my limited experience) to almost always start with the > teaching of bow-rolls and then onto paddlefloat screw rolls and from > there a regular roll. Paddlefloats are pretty much non-existant here > (no one seems to paddle alone) making that impossible. The Dutch > method seems to allow for an easier learning of the offside roll. > snip > >>I was taught to roll by an American BCU coach. I was shown the C to C roll and the screw roll. I chose the C to C; the other person I was training with chose the Screw roll. At NO time was a paddle float used. Tapping the water, yes. Practicing the hip snap separately, yes. Jolie > *************************************************************************** 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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