I have "grace under pressure" - good video that teaches the screw roll except you won't be able to learn to roll from it. Find someone to teach you the extended paddle roll for money or lunch at McDonalds. You'll learn it faster seeing someone doing it and helping you. I'll be glad to loan the video.e-mail me your adress etc. Unfortunately most of the rolling technique videos are whitewater boats with whitewater philosophy in mind. (like get your head and face from danger as quick as possible) even if you throw out your back doing it.
Lay in the sand while in your kayak in 6 inches of water - your shoulder in the sand. Stich out the paddle holding it by the blade. Lean your head back and gently twist the boat up using the paddle as a brace. go out deeper in ch by inch and keep practicing it. Once you get comfortable with that, set up for the roll and roll around and just go into that position. do it in about 2 feet of water and tuck your head close to the deck as you go over. Just remember to lean your head back as you come up. the further back the better. give it a try.
Messages In This Thread
- Hatch Holdown pictures
Ross Leidy -- 9/30/1998, 9:50 am- Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Not my idea
Ralph Matthews -- 10/8/1998, 5:14 pm- Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Not my idea
Nolan Penney -- 10/9/1998, 7:06 am- Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Velcro?
Mark Kanzler -- 10/10/1998, 12:16 am- Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Velcro?
Nolan Penney -- 10/9/1998, 2:34 pm- Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
Mark Kanzler -- 10/9/1998, 3:35 pm- Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
Nolan Penney -- 10/13/1998, 7:59 am- Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
Mike Spence -- 10/9/1998, 11:01 pm- Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
Don Beale -- 10/9/1998, 6:41 pm - Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
- Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
- Re:hatch hold-downs ... Brainstorming?
- Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Velcro?
- Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Velcro?
- Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
Jim Ward -- 9/30/1998, 6:12 pm- Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
Ross Leidy -- 9/30/1998, 9:30 pm- Re: Hatch Seal
Mark Kanzler -- 9/30/1998, 6:35 pm- Re: Hatch Seal
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 10:23 am- Re: Hatch Seal
Mark Kanzler -- 10/1/1998, 10:48 am
- Re: Hatch Seal
- Re: Hatch Seal
- remote hatch release
Brian C. -- 9/30/1998, 10:21 am- Re: remote hatch release
Nick Schade -- 9/30/1998, 2:15 pm- More remote hatch release
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 9/30/1998, 1:13 pm- you could even lock it, cool!
Brian C. -- 9/30/1998, 3:10 pm- Re: you could even lock it, cool!
Mark Kanzler -- 9/30/1998, 4:48 pm
- Re: you could even lock it, cool!
- Re: remote hatch release
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 9/30/1998, 1:08 pm- Re: remote hatch release
Mark Kanzler -- 9/30/1998, 11:01 am - More remote hatch release
- Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
Jay Babina -- 9/30/1998, 10:10 am- Re: Hatch Holdown pictures
Jim Gabriel -- 9/30/1998, 5:13 pm- Re: Not fully tested for watertightness
Ross Leidy -- 9/30/1998, 11:45 am- Re: Rolling
Nick Schade -- 9/30/1998, 2:42 pm- Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
Brian C. -- 10/2/1998, 12:07 am- Re: Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
Nolan Penney -- 10/1/1998, 1:30 pm- Re: Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
Mark Kanzler -- 10/2/1998, 12:24 am- Tom Jenkins
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 5:35 pm- Re: Tom Jenkins
Mark Kanzler -- 10/1/1998, 6:01 pm- Re: Tom Jenkins
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 6:09 pm- Re: Tom Jenkins
Mark Kanzler -- 10/1/1998, 6:15 pm- That would be the Dallas Down River Club
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 6:37 pm- Re: OIC
Mark Kanzler -- 10/3/1998, 12:23 am- None taken
Brian C. -- 10/3/1998, 12:32 am
- None taken
- Re: OIC
- That would be the Dallas Down River Club
- Re: Tom Jenkins
- Re: Tom Jenkins
- Re: Tom Jenkins
- Re: Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
- Re: Pawlata Roll
Jay Babina -- 10/1/1998, 10:14 am- Re: Pawlata Roll
L.C. -- 10/1/1998, 5:43 pm- Re: Pawlata Roll
Jay Babina -- 10/2/1998, 11:26 am- Is this video any good?
Brian C. -- 10/1/1998, 5:52 pm- Re: Is this video any good?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/1/1998, 8:27 pm
- Is this video any good?
- Re: Pawlata Roll
- Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
Brian C. -- 9/30/1998, 3:27 pm- Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
Nick Schade -- 10/1/1998, 8:48 pm- Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
John Lange -- 9/30/1998, 8:02 pm- Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
Dave Caudill -- 10/7/1998, 1:24 pm
- Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
Ross Leidy -- 9/30/1998, 4:06 pm- Re: Upswept bow and stern.
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 10/2/1998, 9:44 am
- Re: Rolling a touring Kayak vs a WhiteWater boat
- Re: Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
- Found an instructor -- He rolled a CANOE
- Re: Not fully tested for watertightness
- Re: Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Not my idea
- Magnetic hatch hold-downs ... Not my idea