begguyasommer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he makes it look so easy. I hope we get to work on that today!

UKMadsalty (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Any tips for making rolls stick when it's in freezing cold whitewater?

JPN55 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Good video -- still the best roll technique, i think. Done with a strong sweep, the paddler should be up when the paddle is perpendicular to the boat. And the body doesn't have to lean back toward the rear deck. I first did this roll by moving my rear (left) hand to the paddle blade for a extended paddle roll. When i got better at it, i dropped the change in hand position. It's important to get the body curled toward the surface to raise the center of gravity.

mokelumnekid (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Great video! I've been working on this roll. I also found the dvd/video called "The Kayak Roll: Learn Tune Teach" to be *extremely* helpful for a beginneer like me. Most dvd outlets will have it. It will save you a lot of time and thrashing around once in the pool.

josite100 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Excellent video - been trying to roll for some time now under guidance from friends who correctly explained the starting/end positions but didn't emphasize the importance of using your core rather than your arms to do the work. My rolls up to now were brute force; now I rotate my torso and it is truly effortless - many thanks.

RHINOJAVA (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thank for teaching my brother,Chris!...[Seattle,WA]

IGXProductions (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I taught myself this roll using just this video, and got it on my first try! (my second didn't go quite as well). Thanks for putting these out!

speusa (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Remember if you think of the paddle as an extension of the movement of your torso, it becomes a unified movement and very fluid... Just make sure that torso is going through the entire movement correctly and with some energy. If you move your Torso diagonally across the kayak from one side to the other with rotation intersting things happen magically with your hip....causing you to right yourself.

TheOllyole (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Great video i think i will prefer this roll, the current one im trying to get my head around is quite similar, im being told to start in the same position, then when im upside down push the paddle at the back down 6inches, then twist body to face side of kayak and twist paddle so it is at right angles to the kayak, then move towards the opposite quadant (back right) of the kayak to where i started and flick my hips as i do this, i found this diffcuit as it is a lot to do when your upside down

speusa (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks for your comment!