Kayak Rolling (Paperback)

Loel Collins

ISBN 10: 0953195686 / ISBN 13: 9780953195688

Published by Pesda Press, Bangor, 2004

About this Item

Paperback. Learn to roll your kayak with confidence from your first roll to a bomb-proof rough water technique.Kayak Rolling by Loel Collins is a practical, visual guide designed for paddlers who want to learn, improve, or perfect their kayak roll. Whether youre practising on flat water or challenging waves, this book shows you how to build a reliable roll step by step.Rolling isnt just a physical skill its a mental one. Loel shares personal experiences, from his first roll on the River Tawe in South Wales to tough swims in California, highlighting that confidence and technique go hand in hand. With a structured sequence of exercises, this book helps you feel what is required, turning uncertainty into skill.What Youll LearnLearn to Roll: Step-by-step exercises that guide beginners from tentative attempts to a fully controlled roll.Improve Your Roll: Techniques for refining movement, timing, and balance, ensuring your roll works in challenging conditions.Develop a Bomb-Proof Roll: Strategies for rough water and cold conditions, teaching you how to stay calm under pressure.Troubleshoot Common Problems: Clear solutions to the small issues that can prevent a roll from becoming reliable.For many paddlers, mastering the roll is seen as the pinnacle of kayaking skill. This book demystifies the process, showing that with the right exercises and mindset, anyone can learn to roll confidently and safely.Build skill, boost confidence, and enjoy paddling in all conditions. This volume is a visual approach to learning to roll a kayak or developing a 'bomb-proof' rough water roll. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kayak Rolling (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pesda Press, Bangor
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0953195686
• ISBN 13: 9780953195688
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Loel Collins draws on his experience to help the readers learn to roll a kayak or improve the roll they already have. The approach is to illustrate the ideas with clear photo sequences, keeping the text to a minimum. Rolling is learnt by working through a sequence of exercises to allow the learner to 'feel' what is required. Once the initial sequences have been learnt, problems are identified and solved. The learners are then provided with exercises to prepare them for the challenges involved in rolling in rough water and given advice on how to cope when they get there. For those who wish to improve an unreliable roll, a flow chart helps them to plan a learning sequence and choose the appropriate exercises. Although aimed at kayakers, the book is also a mine of useful tools for the coach looking for tools that they can use when teaching rolling.

From the Back Cover

In Kayak Rolling, a leading authority draws on his years of experience to help you learn to roll, improve the roll you already use, and develop a bombproof roll. Taking an easy-to-follow, full-color visual approach to learning through clear photo sequences, Loel Collins presents exercises so you can feel what’s required and prepare for the transition from a controlled setting such as a pool to the variables of moving and open-water environments. After the initial sequences, problems are identified and solved. A flow chart helps you improve an unreliable roll and plan your own learning sequence. Kayak Rolling is perfect no matter what type of kayak you have, and it provides a mine of useful tools for teaching the sport. Look inside to find:
 Gaining water confidence
 Capsizing and exiting
 Swimmer rescue
 The C to C roll
 The back deck roll
 Head problems: confidence, orientation, staying calm
 Body problems: hip & waist, arms, head, nose
 Paddle problems: sweep without diving deep
 Setting out
From a cool poolto a cold river
Coping with the unexpected