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Re: And also the sculling brace

Posted By: tom
Date: Monday, 11 September 2000, at 8:41 p.m.

In Response To: Re: And also the sculling brace (Don Beale)

: I tried to figure out how to do a sculling brace to get a few breaths of air,
: and failed miserably. I believe that's when the footbrace broke. I had
: jammed my foot underneath it with quite some force, evidenced by the mark
: and bruise. I'm kind of glad the brace broke when it did... It would sure
: be convenient to know how to do that, then the roll wouldnt be so critical
: to hit on the first attempt.

Don, I think it is great that you are experimenting with the roll and have gotten so far. However, we have a saying around our shop- Practice makes permanent, not perfect. I would suggest that you might want to get a bit of instruction before you imprint wrong body, boat, blade positions. tom

Messages In This Thread

Rolling (lack of) progress
Don Beale -- Sunday, 10 September 2000, at 8:06 p.m.

Been where you are
Carl Tjerandsen -- Monday, 11 September 2000, at 12:23 p.m.

Re: Its the sweep I'm missing
Don Beale -- Monday, 11 September 2000, at 1:44 p.m.

Re: And also the sculling brace
Don Beale -- Monday, 11 September 2000, at 1:52 p.m.

Re: And also the sculling brace
tom -- Monday, 11 September 2000, at 8:41 p.m.

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