Re: [Paddlewise] Big Rolls

 <<I'm wondering if it's really feasable to think I'm ever really going to be
able to muscle


my way upright. >>


You are right, you won't. That isn't how you roll. It is timing. The paddle is
there to give you that little extra you need. Your roll is in your hips, as
you put the boat back under you. If you can fit in your boat and it is a boat
that is rollable for a beginner you can learn to roll. Some boats are just too
hard for a beginner to learn in. A good example was last week at the pool a
fellow who had a roll in a white water boat many years ago brought a Carolina
to the pool. That is not a boat to learn to roll in. It is flat on the bottom
and 25" wide so it is a bit like trying to roll a shoebox. Even with the
paddlefloat he ended up upside down when he didn't want to be.





<<I'm new at this and haven't had a class yet and I'm sure there's a lot of
technique


involved, but I'd like to hear from some 300lb guy that he rolls like there's
no tomorrow, so I'll know its really posible.>>


I'm a woman, I'm quite large, and I don't have a bomb-proof roll on both sides
but I have tested out the roll out in real water and felt very comfortable
with it. It has saved me quite a number of wet exits. I have an off-side roll
that is coming along well. It will just take time for my body to know what to
do every time for it to be really good on both sides. If you work at it you
should be able to roll. I'd take a class or get someone who can teach you to
give you a hand.





Joan Spinner





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