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Re: Rolling for the nearsighted, et. al.
Posted By: Shawn Baker In Response To: Rolling for the nearsighted, et. al. (Craig Bumgarner)
Date: Thursday, 9 November 2000, at 3:21 p.m.
: I've been learning to roll this year and am pretty proficient in practice
: conditons. I wear contacts and in practice conditions use a diving mask to
: see and protect the sinuses.I practice with a mask, and like to roll with my eyes open as well, but for my last few rolls in any roll session, I roll with my eyes closed, even with the mask on, because that's how I roll "in real life".
I want to get some prescription swim goggles, though, to wear for everyday kayaking, so I can keep my eyes open 100% of the time for splashes, dunkings, rolls, driving mist, etc. If that works, I'll get a pair with clear prescription lenses, and a pair that's tinted.
Shawn
: I keep wondering, however, what I will do if I need to "roll for
: real" where I won't have the benefit of the diving mask. Opening
: one's eyes under water with contacts is usually considered a good way to
: loose them. I've spent a lot of time at the air/water interface (swimming,
: surfing, sailboarding, snorkling) with contacts and have never lost one,
: but I've never tried opening my eyes under water with contacts in. Have
: any of you? Do people roll with their eyes closed? Can't imagine that! Any
: other suggestions?: Another rolling question. I seem to have a pretty reliable PRACTICE roll on
: either side but when I do miss it, I have a hard time setting up again.
: I've got the air, the time and I'm not panicking, but I can't seem to
: acheive the same postion as when I setup before the capsize. My second
: (third, fourth) tries are far less reliable and seem to be characterized
: by a rapidly diving paddle and NO lift at all. If feel like the paddle
: angle is right, rather it seems to be related to my upper body position.
: It feels like I am "deeper" in the water on my second try and
: that I am coming up for further down. Any suggestions? Sorry for the lousy
: description, but I'd sure like to get this rolling thing down pat.
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