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Master The Layback Roll
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- Land exercises to build your strength in just the right place, and give you the muscle memory that makes rolling automatic and effortless
- Step by step on the water exercises will give you quick results starting with a paddle float, then transition to the paddle
- Focuses on the few fundamentals to keep it simple and easy to learn
- Exercises to ensure you get the right blade angle for tremendous support
- Confidence boosting exercises that will reprogram your brain to enter a zen-like state of relaxation when you capsize, so that you can automatically roll back up, instead of panic
- A simple trick to help you stay secure as you come up so that you don’t risk going back in the water, or even capsizing on the opposite side
- A counter-intuitive and never seen before technique you can do with your paddle before you start rolling up so that your roll can feel more powerful, and get you upright even in rough water
- How to adjust your technique to roll a kayak with a high deck
- The adjustment you have to make if you want to successfully roll your loaded kayak, and feel safe on your longer trips
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Course Information
Course Instructor
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Lessons
In this video you will learn to adjust your thigh braces, and your foot braces to allow for the complete freedom of movement you will need to maximize your rolling ability
In this video you will learn an exercise that will help you do the last part of the roll
In this video you will learn how to get more torso rotation, so that your roll is much more powerful and reliable
In this video you will apply what you learned in the previous videos. You will get easy to follow steps to make sure you learn the roll well the first time
In this video you will learn to improve your sculling. That will allow you to have better control of the paddle blade angle, and will do a lot to make your roll more powerful and reliable
In this video you will learn how to condition yourself to stay calm when you capsize
In this video you will take what you learned from the previous videos and take it on the water to roll with your paddle
In this video you will learn to make your roll more stable by adding a low brace at the end
In this video you will learn how to add a sweep at the beginning. This will give your roll more power in rough water, and it will help you a lot if you are not super flexible
In this video you will learn how to roll a kayak with a high back deck. Just because you can’t lay down all the way doesn’t mean you can’t do a layback roll.
In this video you will learn to roll a loaded kayak so you can have confidence during an expedition
In this video you will learn to make a small adjustment so you can roll your kayak without extending your paddle. I will also be using a Euro paddle for this one to demonstrate that it works with any paddle