Hi, I learned to roll several years ago doing exactly what your talking about and it worked great. I still use it to practice in my never ending task of bombproofing my roll. Getting rid of the paddle and just using the float is good practice for hand rolling. One suggestion, it is much more comfortable doing roll practice in shallow water, but wear a helmet and tuck forward. You don't want to hit your head. I like to make sure that the water is at least 3/4 of a paddle length deep or go just to the point that my paddle doesn't touch so my swim to shore is short if I miss my roll. Also, I always drift just a little and the water depth can change quickly along shore. Have fun. Scot Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Aug 26 2002 - 11:31:03 PDT
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