Mark Sanders said: how long does it take a new WW kayaker to acquire it? Many of us sea kayakers who at least try to learn to roll take quite a while to master it if ever and in the meantime, we can enjoy paddling at a lesser level. Speaking only for myself - I learned to roll in a pool class in the winter. By that spring I had a reliable roll. I paddled whitewater fanatically (slalom and wildwater racing) from 1978 through 1994. Still paddle it once in a while, like the Grand Canyon a couple years ago. My roll has been terrific since I learned it in the pool. I have had to swim because of failed rolls only twice since 1978 and only four times because of being pinned. So - one good season of pool practice, doing about 50 rolls a session, rolling on both sides without a setup, rolling with no paddle, rolling with only one hand and no paddle, I developed a roll that hasn't failed me since 1989. Unfortunately, I have never been knowcked over in a sea kayak unless I was surfing, so I can't speak to a combat roll in one. But my Grand Canyon trip led to me having to roll once and it worked just fine. Perfect practice leads to perfect results. look at http://www.btinternet.com/~ringwood.canoe/rolling.htm Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Oct 11 2007 - 07:51:04 PDT
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