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Re: Rolling question PaddleDawg80 New
Re: Why keep your head down??? Just teach them the back deck roll!!! <NT> getoutdoors7 New
Re: Yeh! and then they can hit their face and lose some teeth. Wohooo! fahimaz7 New
Re: 1st you need to be certain that is the actual problem. Most of the ... davegg New
Date: Jun 01 2004, 16:47 GMT
From: fahimaz7

	preach backdeck rolls in all situations. Most of these boaters leave their face totally exposed and are going to get rocked. Backdeck rolls are the "expert" rolls for a reason. They're way more dangerous than rolling on the front deck with your face not exposed. Scott

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OK you mean paddlers like EJ? DangerJudy New

Back deck roll is not the same as coming up laying on back deck <NT> swimsalot New

That is true. <NT> DangerJudy New

Rather than a back deck roll, it's probably better called a back deck recovery.... rroberts New

Just imagine all the places that fahimaz7 New

You don't even have to be on Class V. Many of the shallow beginner davegg New

I know that. fahimaz7 New

Bad rtpbuc New

EJ knows the place and the time to do backdeck rolls. Newbie boaters do not. <NT> fahimaz7 New

But that's not what EJ's video teaches. DangerJudy New

Well, since EJ is all knowing and over the past 25 years people have been tought fahimaz7 New

I too have seen this many times. MiddleSchooler New

It's about time someone opened their eyes :) NIce to have support <NT> fahimaz7 New

Was that as a result of this kind of roll.  Ronzo uses a C to C, and he chipped a tooth. <NT> rroberts New

Chipped a tooth going over  - had nothing to do with the roll. <NT> ronzo New

Yes, it was the result of finishing the roll lying on the stern. MiddleSchooler New

That was supposed to be appended to the original post. Personally, I davegg New

I think there is some confusion... Neil New

Personally I've never watched the video fahimaz7 New

You ought to check the video out John_Eskew New

John, I've watched you roll (long with example) fahimaz7 New

Hey now, no need to get personal...John didn't just make this up <NT> snowwrestler New

Him and I have had personal 1on1 conversations about fahimaz7 New

Yeah, I gathered that, but... snowwrestler New

I think you're missing a good point. fahimaz7 New

What is the point that I am missing? <NT> snowwrestler New

Either way you cut it these are opinions <NT> fahimaz7 New

Mostly true snowwrestler New

Ugh fahimaz7 New

btw fahimaz7 New

Same here--bored at work snowwrestler New

Watch the video, Goober! John_Eskew New

Umm..Well fahimaz7 New

The backdeck roll is NOT what EJ teaches snowwrestler New

So what would you call it... Neil New

A roll <NT> snowwrestler New

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