Rolling
I’ve been meaning to do a series of posts on the Eskimo roll for a while – I know, this is very optimistic, considering my posting schedule. But I really am passionate about it. Getting a good roll is key to enjoying whitewater kayaking to its full potential – you get to have more fun with [...]
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I was surfing around some of the Seattle area whitewater kayaking sites this morning and was reminded to give a shout out for a great beginner whitewater kayaking class offered by Northwest Outdoor Center, it’s the Whitewater Fever course that I took nearly ten years ago and I highly recommend it. (Don’t be like me [...]
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Chris Peele sent me this video of whitewater kayaker Rush Sturges doing hand rolls down this massive series of pool drops – it’s pretty amazing.
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Dave Bowman sent me a link to a video of this guy called Robbie Virostek doing a back deck roll and then a one-handed roll in a way that made them look totally effortless. (As in, seriously amazing.) Here’s the clip:
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I really love this video of this girl kayaking in Thailand – she’s 14 years old and has what is seriously the mother of all combat rolls. (About two-thirds of the way through she flips up as she’s going over this 4 or 5 foot drop.) Plus, how could I not relate to a girl [...]
So a word of caution before I get started here – I tweaked my shoulder trying a back deck roll the wrong way at the pool the other week, so there’s definitely a point to learning correct technique before you start plunging around. I should also mention that I still don’t know how to do [...]
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