From: "Gabriel L Romeu" <romeug_at_erols.com> > I think your point is good though, as some sort of > gratification is certainly an incentive to continue the discipline. That's really what I'm after. You comments on keeping the hands on the paddle are certainly valid when bombproofing a combat roll is the objective. But I'm really after the "get started" phase. Once the paddler feels that something can be achieved they have the confidence to move on. I don't really care if the roll that achieves this is a parlour trick that isn't useful in a real-world scenario. They can advance to those combat rolls later. I've seen people quit trying to roll because they can't nail down a sweep roll. I'd rather change their objective than see them quit. > > Perhaps we have to get GPs into the hands of these students. [...] > > I think this is a generally good plan for someone either not bought into > a style of paddling or just starting out. An experienced euro blader > would have a good sense of indexing which is less of an issue. I find > that if the blade and wrist is cocked right for the beginning of the > sweep, encouraging the student to use a looser grip will even allow the > euro to take a natural plane as in a GP. Letting the paddle do its job always beats fighting it. This is even more obvious when rolling with a bent shaft paddle. The castering effect of having the grip ahead of the blade (in terms of line of action) almost guarantees a clean, dive-resistant sweep. Nonetheless, the fine edge of an EP is "grabby" and once the dive starts it's a problem. > I think if I never need a manifesto written Mike, I coming to > you...interesting post! Yet, on re-reading it, I don't think I captured the essence of what I feel. But then, I can't seem to get that feeling into words. Mike *************************************************************************** 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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