No problem. Glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to share to spread the word.

Hi Patrick, yes fresh water wash after each use will keep them working well.

Hi Dave, you’re right that representative practice in the chosen environments you paddle in is vital to being able to do it when it really matters. However the point of these videos is not to show when it happens but to allow people to develop the appropriate fundamental technical skills which will allow them to apply it in increasingly more challenging conditions. We would always promote progressive practice in a safe and structured way.

Think I get what u mean, it's always a tussle for me. Vid would be good

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Thanks so much for the comment Jon it means a lot when people take the time. Hope you’ve had so good paddling this season.

Thanks for the comment.

Thanks, well presented useful information

Hey Big G, no speeding up here but thanks for the comments its a really cool venue.

@@adventuresportresources Excellent training location in preparation for paddling the bigger races. But as you demonstrate, in peak flow/big Springs it demands well honed skills in its own right.

no, the water shifting in the cockpit from side to side destabilizes you

no its really hard , its like riding a bike, those that know think its easy and often struggle to teach it.

Great to hear Gail. Hopefully see you on the water at some point.

Cheers Matthew. Thanks for the kind comment.

Odds are you are pulling your head UP and pulling down on the paddle. Practice snapping your hips left to right over and over WHILE UPRIGHT. When lifting your right knee, throw your head onto your right shoulder and that boat'll snap like mad. You might flip to the left!!! In whitewater, I've stopped a flip (when my paddle is already way under water) by throwing my head TOWARD the water and nothing else. The "throwing the head" thing means you're trying to put your EAR on your shoulder. These sea kayak sweep rolls all involve either leaning fwd or backward during the sweep. If you're rolling on your right side, when you snap your hips throw your head to the RIGHT (toward the water if you've surfaced). It's totally counterintuitive, but your head should be the LAST thing to come up. And it's laying on your, in this case, right shoulder as you come up. Bringing your head up first kills the roll instantly. I hope this helps.

same. I have been close in the past but had a little bit of instruction yesterday from an excellent instructor but I've not tried for a couple of years and I was back to square one. I always think that I must be frustrating the hell out of the people trying to help me do it.

No problem. Hope you’re well and managing to get out padding.

That’s a seal line deck bag that I don’t think is made anymore.