[Paddlewise] Butterfly roll....

John,

Where can I see this diagramed in an article or book?

Michael Orchard


> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:47:48 -0400
> From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Rolling course and thoughts
>
> At 09:34 PM 4/28/02 -0700, Kathea and Ken wrote:
> >I'm intrigued:  What is a butterfly roll?
>
> Assuming you're going to roll up on the right side:
>
> Grab the paddle in the middle of the loom.  Cross your arms such that
the
> left hand is holding the cockpit rim on the right and the right arm is
over
> the left with the paddle along the left side and parallel to the
> boat.  Lean forward slightly and capsize to the left.  Once upside
down,
> extend the paddle straight away from the boat with your right hand,
holding
> the loom loosely, as if you're opening up a "wing".  Then open up the
other
> "wing" (extend your left hand) as you lay back and rotate the boat
with
> your hips.  You'll end up lying on the back deck.  If it's done right
it
> will feel completely effortless.  If you don't come up you've usually
done
> one of two things wrong.  If you hold the paddle too firmly or try to
pull
> down on the paddle one end will tend to dive.  If you just extend the
> paddle out and hold it very loosely it works much better.  The other
thing
> that keeps you from coming up is failing to lay back enough. I don't
even
> think about a hip snap as much as just laying back as I open up my
left arm.
>


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