Two main things to remember with the C1 roll.

1. extend the reach of your sweep as far as possible
AWAY from the boat.

2. When your as far out as possible pull hard with the
lower knee to flip your hips.

if you do that right you will 'fall' UP!

:-)

--- ironring@... wrote:

> Corey,
>
> Do you have a K-1 roll? Do you paddle on the right
> or the left? If you have a K-1 roll, I can tell you
> how to do it or maybe meet you at SM roll practice
> one night. Its the same basic concept..... i.e. a
> hip snap that jerks the boat back under you with the
> paddle preventing the upper torso from rotating.
> Start with the top hand in your belly button, Back
> of your hand on the spray skirt and paddle blade
> flat on the front deck, body leaning forward over
> the front deck. Keeping the paddle blade parallel
> with the surface of the water and your top hand
> against your body, rotate and roll your body to the
> side with your head as close to the top of the water
> as you can get it. I try to keep my face buried in
> the elbow of my lower hand as this happens. Doing
> so does two things. It protects your face from
> rocks and it helps keep your body in a compact
> position for the hip snap. Once you are rotated 90
> degrees with the paddle blade on the surface of the
> water, hip snap and PRESTO! you are back up......
> Yes it is always that easy and simple.... no
> practice required.
>
> This is a technique I thought myself from listening
> to other folks and watching a few. I know it
> works, but others may suggest variants. It is based
> on the same principles as the kayak C to C roll
> technique. You can use a screw roll variant as
> well. They physics is all the same. If you have a
> K-1 roll, it may be easiest to start with the same
> basic principle that you already know and modify it
> to work on the C-!.
>
> One Question..... Why do you like PAIN!? Actually,
> C-1 is great fun and I really like the feel of it
> and the manauverability, but there are times there
> is just no substitute for a second blade......
> creeking and technical class V IMHO.
>
> M
> >
> > From: "akitacorecanoe" <akitacorecanoe@...>
> > Date: 2005/07/03 Sun PM 09:11:09 EDT
> > To: wwslalom@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Slalom] c-1 roll information
> >
> >
>
>




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