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Sorry, Mick
Posted By: sing In Response To: Re: Rolling summaries by EJ and KenK (mick)
Date: Tuesday, 6 April 2004, at 11:53 a.m.
: All I meant by "(unless you're talking Greenland style)" is that I
: doubt that EJ or Ken Karstoff would have anything useful to contribute to
: a discussion on Greenland style rolling.: And sure neither EJ nor Ken would be the last and final word. But that
: doesn't mean they should be ignored. I own the Paul Dutky book but
: personally I didn't get much out of it. Maybe because I originally learned
: to roll sometime around 1974. But then from 1986 to 2000 I didn't do any
: kayaking.Didn't mean to come seemingly so hard on ya.
Yes. I totally agree once you get the technique down, the "bombproofing" comes from mental attitude more than anything else. I've mentioned someplace else how someone can have fabulous rolls in a pool or lake but bails on the first failed attempt in surf. Seen it. I think it's a matter of rushing/panicking.
My reaction to EJ et al, as THE examples of bombproof mentality, is that it reminds me of some whitewater folks I have run across. They seem to think seakayakers can't roll, although I agree that white water folks roll more than most seakayakers. When I started in ww, some of the other paddlers were commenting oh how surprised they were that I can roll, and then complementing me for having a consistent roll. Why such a "surprise?", especially since I told them I've been seakayaking already for several years and like playing in surf. Kind of a complement but also a bit condescending. It implies some stereotyping. Likewise, there is stereotyping by some seakayakers of ww folks as being a bunch of macho, testosterone driven idiots.
So, I got caught in a mode of reacting to some stuff I've come across and not you per se. Sorry,
sing
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