At 10:34 PM 6/4/02 -0400, jfarrelly5_at_comcast.net wrote: >The good friend who taught me to roll went out paddling with me this >evening. When I least expected it he flipped me and rolled me like a >drunken sailor. He allowed me to perform my first combat roll. I was >laughing as I came up. That's a "good friend"? Actually at the pool sessions that I attend once someone has a decent brace and roll there are a couple of people that provide "training assistance" in this manner. They'll get behind you and try to tip you over by leaning on the stern and twisting the boat one way or another while you brace to keep from capsizing. When one or two people are climbing all over the stern even those with a bombproof brace won't be able to stay upright and will have to roll. Even if you've got a good roll, they can twist the boat so that you can only roll up in one direction or will need to roll two or three times before they let go. It can get pretty brutal but it's good practice for combat like conditions. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jun 05 2002 - 06:24:01 PDT
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