Re: [Paddlewise] Speed Rolling

My favorite speed rolling involves a dozen quick rolls but on open water 
full speed forward with two stokes between each to regain forward speed and 
setup for the next on-side roll. If you can do this confidently and 
consistently, you can take on anything (even enjoy a Nordkapp).

I did this once on a hot summer day as I pulled down an inlet after a long 
day. I don't like rolling in open water on really hot days as my glasses 
steam up. Talk bout disorientation (hot then suddenly cold). Thought I was 
going to die...

Another variation involves a pool or lake with as many rolls as you can - 
whilst at about roll five to seven someone in the water grabs your stern and 
tries to prevent you from completing your rolls. This gives a realistic 
feeling of what it is like to do a combat roll in difficult circumstances 
with a bit of exhaustions and imperfectly timed breathing going down. This 
is a good one for surf yakers.

You ain't chilling if you ain't spilling.

Doug Lloyd


> This Sunday our club, CKF, will be holding their annual picnic on the calm
> waters of Alamitos Bay. Seems long ago, but it was just last year that 
> Craig
> made the crazy all night drive to come down to attend. This year Duane
> Strosaker is in charge of the festivities. After a couple year absence,
> we're having a speed rolling contest again.
>
> Now at the beginning of this year, I was just happy I was pretty confident
> of pulling out one roll in the ol' Lollygagger. But a few weeks ago, out
> rolling my Sapsucker with my friend Ken, we decided to work on our speed
> rolling and enter the contest. We don't harbor hopes of winning, just
> competing seemed a lofty enough goal.
>
> Well our practice sessions since then have been few and far between, but
> yesterday we went out on a warm afternoon for some practice. Both Ken and 
> I
> were able to do 9 rolls only seconds past the 30 second deadline. I had
> tried to stop at 8, but was so dizzy I fell over and had to do my ninth 
> and
> Ken said I almost made it! We were both pretty happy and wondered if in 
> the
> heat of battle we'll be able to keep up this pace.
>
> Anyway, it got me thinking that speed rolling isn't a good thing to 
> practice
> on your own! I'd spent the weekend out in Denver visiting my newest 
> grandson
> and hadn't gotten a lot of sleep, so I already had a headache when we hit
> the water. Perhaps it was a bit of jet-lag, but I was a bit loopy after my
> nine rolls and glad someone was around just in case. I may go out solo
> today, but I'll take it slow and just work on form a bit. Sadly, my 
> offside
> roll was totally missing yesterday.
>
> Anybody else out there have any speed rolling stories???
>
> Mark
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