Re: [Paddlewise] Fear of rolling.

I agree with two of the three points. One point is the wisdom of not going
beyond your physical ability to do the work. Hurting yourself isn't going to
make you a better paddler. Some people just can't roll. Some people with
various ills just can't do it. That's how it is. You teach your body the feel
of the wrong thing to do if you are hurting and avoiding the pain after a few
rolls. Build up to enough that your muscle memory is being trained the right
way. That is the point in all the repetition, beyond the fun of doing it.
    Second is that it is really essential to leave feeling successful or your
won't come back with confidence.
    What concerns me is the limit of 4 or 5 rolls. You will need to do a whole
bunch of short lessons to really get a solid roll at that rate of repetition
if you are anything like me. My roll is not useful if I have to think about it
while dealing with another issue, like what it will be like when I get
right-side up. The roll must just be there as the next step in the journey.
    When I started learning I had to keep it down to 20-25 per several hour
session or every muscle in my back and shoulder let me know about it. It got
easier with practice and now I think 20-25 is "just a few" rolls during a
practice session. I stop when I'm tired, bored, or have some place to paddle.
I come back and roll a few more times when I'm really tired to be sure I don't
have to think about it. I know it is time to quit when it occurs to me once
I'm upside down that I really don't have the energy to roll up. Of course I
must but . . .
  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.
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