On 11 Apr 2005 at 7:07, PeterO wrote: > My recollection was that when finishing the roll succesfully I was > slightly leaning back, maybe 30 degrees from vertical (not really > sure) looking down at the water and then I sat upright with a small > low brace, forward sweep. I don't have a good recollection of what was > happening when the roll was unsuccessful. Can you do a sweep roll with a high success rate if you do a full layback? If not, I'd work toward that first. Basically, you'd be doing a Pawlata but without an extended paddle. This assumes that you can do a full layback - I know that some folks can't due to the seat/coaming/aging spine/etc. Doing this would ensure that you are actually doing the basic screw roll correctly. Then, it should be easier to transition to an upright recovery - first with a layback followed by a sit-up (and a forward low brace), then successively less layback until you find the minimum amount that you can lean back and still get up. With less layback, you'll likely also be leaning over your paddle a bit more, so the forward sweep isn't going to be just for form. Is it possible that your forward sweep is with a bad paddle angle - hence poor support - when you fail? Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Apr 10 2005 - 21:34:33 PDT
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