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Re: Or is it?
Posted By: Don Beale In Response To: Accelerated learning (Don Beale)
Date: Monday, 9 October 2000, at 1:09 a.m.
I find that my boat/paddle combination is much harder to roll than the whitewater one in class. I would hit the first roll on the left side today, but when I try the right I just cant get it, and then cant seem to switch back and succeed.
I think it has to do with the paddle. The whitewater / euro paddle has a lot more blade area and a much firmer plant than the skinnier sticks I've been using. I am hitting the sweep rolls better than before though... And I noticed with the float it felt pretty much like class, no problem on either side.
I wonder how much is the boat? Oddly enough I find the CLC Cpae Charles easier. This is not supposed to be. Could it be the bigger deck beg on the Spring Run? I fixed the knee pads and they are a lot better. I dont think the fit is any looser than the CLC. Maybe it's just that I'm not quite used to the new boat yet.
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