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Rolling Critique

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I put together a quick video of rolling at a pool session yesterday. Any constructive criticism would be much appreciated. I went for a crappy swim the other day and don't want it to happen again :)

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If you attach the camera to your stern deck instead of on a helmet-cam, we'll get a better perspective.
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Will do. At 1:14 I put the camera on the pool deck then do a low brace, regular roll and back deck roll 4 times each at two different angles. Just did the helmet camera for fun.
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Make sure to also practice in your life jacket and helmet. I find it easier to roll bareback. The life jacket flotation makes it easier to get hung up on the "wrong side" of the boat, and I imagine the weight of the helmet and water captured by it affects rolling as well.

You seem to have a strong roll, so I would focus on going over from a highbrace or other tangled real world scenerio. Another recent suggestion was to purposely hang out underwater (or practice underwater sculling strokes first) to learn to set up for your roll without the flipping momentum.

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Looks like you're spinning your shaft-hand around on the shaft for the roll, then spinning it back once you get up. Leave it in the same position as you have it for paddling (thumb & index finger closer to the grip than the blade). This will enable you to come up & get right back to paddling. It will also lessen the chance that you loose your grip on the shaft while you're under turbulent water & banging rocks. Other than that, I wouldn't change a thing. You're coming up & that's the goal.
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Both really good suggestions! Thank you.

I have actually dropped the paddle before while spinning my hand around. It wasn't too much fun getting my hand back on the shaft while underwater. I'll work on finding a position that feels right while keeping my hand in the same spot.
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To clarify: It doesn't have to be in the same spot on the shaft, just don't spin it. I find I move my shaft hand up or down while paddling depending on how much torque I need right now. Kind of like changing gears.
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