>Anybody have any suggestions on what she could practice in order to get her >confidence up and to move away from her fears? Jim said: snip If you could set up a snorkel so that this woman could breath from the air in the kayak and get comfortable upside down it might give her the time she needs to adjust. snip When I first started rolling, I had the same wish: to be able to breath underwater to help conquer my fear. Now I'm glad that I didn't do it. It would have been just another crutch to have to later drop. What I DID use was a dive-mask, so that I could see. Finally, I realized the roll was more about "feel" than anything else. Please tell this frightened woman that rolling is very scary for others, as well. I was petrified! Only repetition got me past it. Then I lost my roll because I was too ninny to practice it consistently. It's a never-ending struggle, as I'm sure many of you know, but I feel the roll is a very important safety skill. About the person who was wondering about making the rolling classes longer? I could never practice more than 4 or 5 rolls at a time, before becoming very nauteous. Also, sometimes it feels good to end when you feel that you are winning, and walk away with a bit of confidence. Sure, it will get trashed later. But at least it gives you the opportunity to feel that you CAN do it, and that feels so good...especially after being scared... *************************************************************************** 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 02 2004 - 16:58:44 PDT
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