29-11-09, 08:46 AM
I was full prepared to take some pictures, camera was there I was there and we had a whole hour to take them......Well here is the story....
We arrived at the swimming pool and to be honest I felt a bit like a fish out of water, do you seal launch? or climb in? I opted to climb in when a shout from across the pool "Yer not seal launchin' then?" with that how could I resist, so in I get.
I paddled around a bit its a pool, not much to look at so I splashed my way to my mate Dave who was going to try to teach me to roll. So in we go, Dave got me to turn upside down and for want of explaining too much faff about underwater to get me used to my positioning. We did some more "stuff" which ended up me drinking pool water through my nose....not nice.
All this was to build me up to a roll.
How did I get on? well to position my self for a roll paddler by my side (made awkward by beer gut short arms and hurty shoulders)
roll over,(no problem apart from water up my nose)
let yak settle (again no problem apart from water up my nose)
twist and get paddle into position (made awkward by beer gut short arms and hurty shoulders)
now the crunch here was doing it all at the right time, Flick....sweep and I was upright, Yippee my first roll.....(nearly)
I confess Dave moved my paddle a bit into the right position.
After that I tried again and again but no gain, I know where I am going wrong I am sitting upright too soon, but hey it's a start I will get there at some stage. Unfortunately the pool sessions have ended until Feb
Where I will be back.
Once I can roll the Yak I will work on the OC1. I know its a different technique but I will have some sort of foundation to work on.
Cheers
Tim
P.S no photo's cos the hour had passed ssssoooo fast.
We arrived at the swimming pool and to be honest I felt a bit like a fish out of water, do you seal launch? or climb in? I opted to climb in when a shout from across the pool "Yer not seal launchin' then?" with that how could I resist, so in I get.
I paddled around a bit its a pool, not much to look at so I splashed my way to my mate Dave who was going to try to teach me to roll. So in we go, Dave got me to turn upside down and for want of explaining too much faff about underwater to get me used to my positioning. We did some more "stuff" which ended up me drinking pool water through my nose....not nice.
All this was to build me up to a roll.
How did I get on? well to position my self for a roll paddler by my side (made awkward by beer gut short arms and hurty shoulders)
roll over,(no problem apart from water up my nose)
let yak settle (again no problem apart from water up my nose)
twist and get paddle into position (made awkward by beer gut short arms and hurty shoulders)
now the crunch here was doing it all at the right time, Flick....sweep and I was upright, Yippee my first roll.....(nearly)
I confess Dave moved my paddle a bit into the right position.
After that I tried again and again but no gain, I know where I am going wrong I am sitting upright too soon, but hey it's a start I will get there at some stage. Unfortunately the pool sessions have ended until Feb
Where I will be back.
Once I can roll the Yak I will work on the OC1. I know its a different technique but I will have some sort of foundation to work on.
Cheers
Tim
P.S no photo's cos the hour had passed ssssoooo fast.
and Pie Irons to the front
too upright, but I am confidant I'll get there 