For a second year paddler, who rolled for the first time last weekend, these discussions frustrate me no end. I sure wish that we could include pictures, diagrams etc. on the list serve, so I could really follow just what you guys are saying. I find myself printing out the descriptions of the rolls and then lying on the floor on my back with my legs in the air doing all sorts of gyrations. My wife walked in and was ready to have me committed! She nailed her roll last year, without the living room floor simulations, and I have been trying to catch up ever since. John Blackburn (who was able to do a sweep roll three times in a row, after a few tries and expert help from a member of our club, then lost it, due in part to water filled sinuses, so I was rushing the sweep and not setting up correctly!) Gabriel L Romeu wrote: > This is the roll where I get the most us of my storm paddle... > > "storm paddle option roll"? > > Steve Cramer wrote: > > > > Michael Daly wrote: > > > > > > The other [roll] I > > > liked was the one where you lightly hold the paddle on the gunwale and > > > capsize away from the paddle, causing it to roll up onto the upturned hull. > > > You then reach around with one hand and, bracing off the inverted hull, roll > > > up. I can't remember then name of that roll and called it "Under The Hull > > > Roll??" for now. Anyone? > > > > When I was doing it I called it the > > "Where-did-the-blasted-paddle-go-maybe-if-I-thrash-around-enough-i'll-find-it-if-not-Regan-will-probably-bow-rescue-me-again > > Roll" That may not be the official name. > > > > Regan did say that when I capsized the paddle would slide off my > > overturned stern with amazing speed. > > > > -- > > Steve Cramer *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Apr 30 2002 - 18:41:31 PDT
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