RE: [Paddlewise] Grace Under Pressure-and roll environment

From: PeterO <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:57:48 +1000
Scott wrote: -
>Bracing (which is all any roll really is)
>is always done downstream, regardless of
>the type of water your in. In the surf
>the water is being drawn from the beach
>and up the face of the wave, so by bracing
>into the wave you are, in fact, bracing
>downstream.

G'Day,

Does this mean that it doesn't matter which side you brace when you roll in
a wave? My off side roll is so weak that it probably wouldn't work even if
there is a wave to help. Up to now if I find my self with my off side roll
facing into the wave (away from the shore) I usually wait until it has
passed and then roll up with my on side roll - I haven't been successful so
far using an on side roll when it is facing towards the shore while I'm
still in the wave.

All the best, PeterO


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