[Paddlewise] Pawaletta Roll

The Pawaletta Roll (I'm uncertain of the correct spelling) is the roll I was
taught first when I took a course at NWOC taught by John Meyer.  He taught me
the roll in 10 minutes, and it was easy to adapt the technique to other rolls
later.  It is basically just an extended paddle roll, and to convert the
technique to a screw roll, all one needs to do is gradually extend the paddle
less and less, and speed up the process a little.  Because the leverage
provided by the extended paddle is so great, it is a very good first roll to
learn.  It also has a greater likelihood of injury to the shoulder due to the
greater leverage.  Don't let your elbows get too far from your ribs and your
shoulders will be OK.  I like to teach this roll first because it is easy to
teach.  It is also a great roll to use when rolling a poorly fit boat, a very
wide boat, a boat with sponsons attached, or when one's confidence is low
(like after missing 3 roll attempts due to some brain fart or other).





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