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Sea Kayaks Techniques Bulletin Board
Re: rolling...or not
Posted By: Tom In Response To: Re: rolling...or not (TONY MOORE)
Date: Saturday, 8 March 2003, at 7:16 p.m.
Sounds like an interesting technique. Is it described in one of Hutchinson's books? I might give it try next time and.... I WILL NOT GIVE UP!
Tom
: TIM IS RIGHT...NEVER GIVE UP, AND YOU'LL GET IT. NOW, TO ADD MY OWN 2 CENTS,
: HAVE YOU CONSIDERED TRYING A REVERSE SCREW ROLL? THIS IS THE ONE THAT
: WORKS WELL FOR ME FOR 2 REASONS: 1) I HAVE TERRIBLE FLEXIBILITY AS FAR AS
: BENDING FORWARD FOR THE SET-UP...WITH THIS ROLL, YOU ARE LYING DOWN ALL
: THE WAY ON THE BACK DECK, UPSIDE DOWN, OF COURSE. AND, 2) WATER UP THE
: NOSE DOES NOT OCCUR, SINCE YOUR HEAD IS FACING DOWN, THEN SIDEWAYS...NEVER
: UP. I FIRST CAME UPON A DESCRIPTION OF THIS ROLL IN DEREK HUTCHINSON'S
: BOOK "ESKIMO ROLLING". YES, I KNOW IT IS A CONTROVERSIAL ROLL,
: SOME SAYING IT IS UNSAFE, AND OTHERS CLAIMING THAT IT IS COMPLETELY SAFE.
: MANY WHITEWATER PEOPLE USE IT AS THEIR PRIMARY ROLL, AS DO I. YOU STATED
: THAT YOU LIKE THE LAYBACK POSITION, SO THIS JUST MAY BE THE ROLL FOR YOU.: ANOTHER 2 CENTS: BRING YOUR ROLL INTO COMBAT SITUATIONS. I KNOW MANY KAYAKERS
: WHO CAN ROLL LIKE OTTERS IN A POOL, BUT IN THE SURF, OR ROUGH SEAS, THEY
: BAIL EVERY TIME. DON'T LET YOUR ROLL BE JUST A 'PARLOR TRICK'.: TONY
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