Rob G wrote: > If you remove the context of Sea from Kayaker you would find rolling a much more > common skill. Yes, the tuning of that roll in dynamic conditions takes a > longer time, but can you even make an informed decision without knowing a basic > roll? Sure. But why would you? Anyone can choose to develop one area of their skill set while another area lags far behind. Their informed decision will be vastly different from a person who tries to balance their skill sets--forward strokes, rolls, rescues, navigation, judgement, bracing, immersion gear, bracing, situational awareness, etc. It's like going kayak camping and leaving your tent or bivy at home. You can, but why would you?! :D > The sneaky thing about Dan is he is really talking about judgement and > you don't really have to have a combat roll if you are judicious about your > paddling venue. Seems like even the opportunity for rolling as a topic for an author to springboard into a larger discussion about judgement turns into an opportunity for justification for those who want to say "I can't". Or, this Rob G guy is just a colossal troll, and I've taken the bait. ;) Cheers, Shawn --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Oct 10 2006 - 06:40:16 PDT
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