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Pool - Rolling-Sam-320
Rolling, the classic reason for a pool season. But there are other exercises one can do.
Date: 02/18/2012
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Pool - Nancy rolling-320
Nancy showing one of the reasons for a pool session, roll on both sides and start pushing to the next level, ie she can roll both sides and then do angel wing rolls as well. Ignore the face bomber there....
Date: 02/18/2012
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Pool - Multiple rolls- Sam-320
Doing multiple rolls helped me to figure out issues with technique, boat fit and pushed my fitness. It also set me up for repeated tries if I missed my roll the first time especially pushing my lung capacity. Note there are draw strokes thrown i
Date: 02/18/2012
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Pool - Roll with a half paddle II-320
Rolling with a half of paddle. This ups the challenge in your roll. Pulling it off the front deck simulates what to do if you lose your paddle and capsize.
Date: 02/20/2012
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Pool - SwimRoll-320
Swimming in a kayak then rolling up. Not really practical as one's paddle isn't going to be 10'+ away but your buddies bow might be. Swimming also stresses your rolling technique via hand placement, setup and lung capacity. Probably the closest thing to a
Date: 02/18/2012
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Pool - Reenter n roll-320
A practical roll, the re-enter and roll. If you end up wet exiting, some places are not T-rescue friendly like surf, rock gardens, near cliffs. A re-enter and roll gives you the ability to get back in your boat and away from dangers. The result is a boat
Date: 02/18/2012
Views: 29
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Pool - Handrollpractice-320
Hand rolling is a great way to up the challenge when practicing. My experience is that it helped with my rolling with a paddle as it really pushed my hip snap. Thanks to Joel Fleischer at Black Dog Kayaks for the video.
Date: 02/18/2012
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Pool - Rolling swimmer on back deck
Rolling with a swimmer on the back deck. It is also a way to up the challenge when rolling but also something practical if one rescues a swimmer.
Date: 02/18/2012
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Pool - Stop reverse forward-320
The classic moves for an instructor in demo-ing strokes. Do this in a pool, it gives paddlers practice in boat control for all three strokes. Stopping is applicable to bow rescues and reverse is useful in case a buddy capsizes behind you or when backing o
Date: 02/18/2012
Views: 24
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