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Bombproof your kayak roll in whitewater with these tips from Thea Froehlich, guest instructor at the Madawaska Kanu Centre (owl-mkc.ca/mkc/).
Rolling is simple once you understand it's a combination of hip movement and a sequence of placements of your paddle. Follow these easy how-to's to get your first whitewater roll, or perfect your technique.
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[@julioranchero4800]

This is probably the best instructional video. Thank You for making it.

[@milonguerobill]

Very nice! Love the fist punch...great tip I haven't heard before, thanks.

[@MrFearnyboy]

I watched loads of rolling videos still not totally done one but this is the best , most simple to follow, ill be trying this this weekend , thank you

[@davidsmith4363]

Well done video. I haven't tried rolling yet but will practice the excerise at the shore. Thanks

[@cold5now]

best rolling video! thank you!

[@jacksbackable]

Very well explained, thanks! 😎🏖🌴☀️🇦🇺

[@connaghananthony]

Very informative and easy to follow. Thanks 😁

[@Aleadergear]

thanks for this video it has really helped me to develop my role further

[@bluefluke7585]

I mastered the half roll. I swam a lot.

[@northernwing]

Thank you for sharing it. This will really help me our with my roll classes

[@roningamin1391]

Hi! I'm new to this AWESOME sport. Rolling, for me has... is a very difficult task. This video was very informative. Punching out of the water makes a grest desl of sense. Thank you!

[@jeremycarter5825]

Fantastic video. Thanks.

[@crooked-halo]

So, the "hip flick." I think I get the dynamics but I'm not sure, is it a flick like when you playfully bump a friend with your hips? Gonna learn soon & getting a head start.

[@DreamyReme]

one quick way to snap a paddle if your using a 2 piece, trust me I've broken 2 Werner Coryvreckens trying to roll that way till I found out about the screw roll

[@jmflip7]

I held my breath every time you went under

[@eady911]

thanks very clear and informative

[@Corcioch]

Very nicely done.

[@landandsea333]

Its a well described video and well demonstrated but I dont know anyone that does a C to C roll. As the other gentleman said a sweep roll ( some call it a screw roll I believe) is the way to go unless you are a nimble 24 y.o. girl like the one in the video. Its hard to generate the righting motion for most of us after the blade is already out at a 90.

[@meharsingjali4819]

Very nice

[@kpape9158]

C to C requires a spine like a rubber band. Prefer the sweep.

[@justinm3259]

I got my flat water roll down to like 99% everytime. Went to my first real heavy class III+ drop/hole and it was a series of 3 nasty holes and the last one got me... I just could not pull it off... just one attempt that was surely sloppy and I was sure I was going to bash some rocks so I pulled out. Before that I got pulled back into a hydraulic and flipped; was so freaked I didn't even bother holding onto the paddled. Any tips for getting that roll when your really in some rough stuff getting beat down? One of these resulted in a pretty unpleasant swim... I caught a rope luckily... thank you kayaker breathern.

[@demonnick666]

Justin M Practice rolling in whitewater, a lot.

[@wjennin1]

Practice rolling in deep swiftwater, then gentle eddy lines, then stronger eddy lines, then find a slower section of water with rocks, roll and let the current push you into the rocks and roll, then find some pretty friendly holes and intentionally flip right before them and practice rolling up, then go to progressively worse holes and try.

[@goji059]

Only 1 trick, keep your head down

[@lauriecarefoot4648]

thanks for this video it has really helped me to develop my role further