Learning to Roll a Kayak

[MrSnubzy]

scares the shit out of me!! going to get a sit on top instead

[ThetrueNickabilly]

Can't wait to try this. I've spent months in the pool, with limited success. Shoulder and elbow injuries limit my strength these days, so I know that technique is everything. much better seeing it on vid rather than trying to visualise from upside down.

[MrSanchez46]

This video is brilliant! me and my mate have struggled to get it right for a couple of weeks but after studying this we finally cracked it this morning!

[PeterandGarrett]

anybody can roll those. not trying to make u look bad but u should make a video with some sea kayaks. not a play boat like that. also could u post a video of how to do a hand roll?

[618TROOPER]

@PeterandGarrett Not trying to sound mean but...This is instruction on how to roll a creek boat/playboat...There are other videos on how to roll a sea kayak as well. Not everyone can roll these boats...however, if you know the principles and technique of rolling, you can pretty much roll anything pal. Good luck.

[littlerubberninja]

@PeterandGarrett Dunno about that; I find sea kayaks much easier to roll than playboats. That said, this is a river runner with a nice round cross section so should be easier than a playboat, but the lack of length might make it fractionally harder than a sea kayak.

[ZwergpiratXXL]

veryvery nice teacher!

[tpd513]

can you teach me how to roll I tried for the first time today and the only way i was able to get back upright was taking my paddle and pushing off the bottom

[gehennamaggot666]

hes using the same oar i use.

[MrRandomusername01]

wtf kind of kayak is that

[DickoProductions]

@MrRandomusername01  A wavesport diesel

[craig777]

@MrRandomusername01 A river kayak

[karadactyl97]

this helped me with my school project lol

[Maggot2607]

Highest Brace Ive Ever Seen!!!!!

[rteintros]

Oh, and if you look at the paddle as you do your hipflick it keeps your head down and helps you get the "catch" to do the hip flick.

[rteintros]

I find if I push my paddle above the water, I can get it.

[jaroti2]

1:30 ... high brace?

[rockinrubz92]

Wow that was really good. I think I now understand a way to roll better, some of the other videos i've been watching just confuse me but that one I could actually figure hout how i'd manage it in the pool. Cant wait till I'm in the pool in two weeks, hoping to possibly learn it in one session if possible as im heading to the mainland the following 2 weeks for some river kayaking so being able to roll would be useful! Aint done river p[addling before but cant wait!

[ajhen77]

nyt trænings program ;-)

[bryden95]

gardogg65 not everyone learns at the same speed. For example a guide in training from my guide school (for rafting, done at reo rafting) couldn't do it after 2 hours, and you also came late so he was mad you made him wait >:[.

[martinfretwell]

i find rolling a kayak is best done naked and alone

[Soccerownzu]

so i got my first kayak today and went out with a friend to try to learn how to roll. it took us about twenty minutes to figure out what we were doing and we finally started rolling over about 2/5 times. i just studied this video and it helped soooo much. Great video just need better sound quality because of the echo in the pool.

[jnjcoalition]

By the end, he does it so efficiently he almost rolls himself back over again! Amazing!

[djskobie]

OMG I so cant wait to try that this summer.

[EmilyMain1]

WOW!! thats amazing! took me an hour to learn and i thought that was quick! you are an amazing instructor great job. :)

[gardogg65]

By the way, I heard some people take THREE months to learn to roll... this video makes it look SO easy wtf!

[gardogg65]

Thanks alot for giving me false hopes! I came late for a rolling session and had 10 minutes to learn to roll. Based on this video I thought I'd be done with time to spare. Well I went home disappointed... never rolled lol

[tr0j]

Thanks. I had to watch it about 20 times, but can't wait to give it a go. Nice easy steps.

[kyaker123]

Once i start watching i cant stop :D

[kyaker123]

I watched this two months ago and ive come back to it again, its just that good. I still cant believe how quickly he learns to roll. I wish i had an instructor like you. My rolls aren't bad my best is probably my c to c. Will you ask this person (providing you still see him) to make another vid of how he rolls now? I would love to see how far hes come after learning this in just 6 tiny minutes.

[AaronMbly]

Great instructor, good work right there!

[skiingatbrundage]

Holy crap you are an amazing instructor.....You taught him how to do that in like 6 mins. that is so awesome. I just mastered my sweep roll. one thing that i try to do in my roll is if i am sure of how deep the water is i like to stay underwater for just a few more moments so i can feel the top of the water. but you are a very good teacher.....5/5

[4shotbaby]

wow u got him rolling in no time i wish i could roll my instructor says that i can do every bit which is needed to roll i just cant do it when im trying to :@ it is very annoying

[DickoProductions]

Hi Guy's don't fall out, lfe is to short! kyaker123 thanks for stickin up for me. kgriggs8 Yeah the echo is bad but its a small indoor pool and the vid was done to help the guy I was teachin!

I can get most people rolling in 15 mins! I know what your saying about coming up forwards but its harder for you to teach and for the pupil to master. So I get them a bomb proof roll so they know they are coming u! Then their confidence sores and the rest is history, so they can start comin forward

[kyaker123]

well i seriously suggest kgriggs8 that you go fucki yourself because he is cleraly an incredible instructor who has taught a roll in 6 minutes. This is a very clear and accurate video and the only problem i have found is that it is safer to come up on the front deck than the back. This video is incredible and i am using this to teach two of my friends who can't yet roll. Brilliant! 5 star suscribe

[kgriggs8]

I see a couple of dudes in the water mumbling something but I can't make out a word. Too much echo. I learned nothing.