Dry Land Rolling

[David Gibbins]

Try this at home (very long URL):

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I will give it a go!

David

[David Gibbins]

Tried it today. Couldn't get the boat over. Felt like I would either break the boat or myself.
David

[David Gibbins]

Cautions taken on board -- Thanks
And about the lost Pawlatta Roll - it may be like my weight: Not lost at all - just misplaced.

[Owen Walton]

Hey John, when you find that "lost Pawlatta roll" could you please send it over to me - I'll be most grateful.

[John Anderson]

I like the idea of the conditioning exercises to help build core strength and flexibility. Following instructions in Derek Huthchinson's book, I went through a similar process with rolling, starting in shallow water with a gently sloping sandy bottom and gently bracing up from the bottom. It worked for me, but did leave me with some bad habits, including a very poor setup position that held me back in learning the screw roll.

I think most instructors would warn you to be extremely careful with this technique as there tend to be a high number of shoulder injuries. Pushing up off the bottom tends to open up that shoulder joint making it very vulnerable. If you're going to give it a go, make sure you stay in the paddler's box. Generally this method will work better for rolls where you brace up with the paddle extended to the side, such as the C-to-C roll or the Pawlatta roll as you cannot mimic the lift from the paddle in a dynamic sweeping roll such as the screw roll that the club teach. The biomechanics of the two types of roll are a bit different. Having learned the sweep roll, I seem to have lost the Pawlatta roll :(

Back to the practice pond for me !

[Bill]

I've seen a similar technique where you start on the waters edge rolling and slowly work your way down to deeper and deeper water until you can invert completely