Rolling a Kayak with Ken Whiting-White Water

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[TheHeliconiaPress]

We have lots of other rolling videos on our whitewatertv channel, or our seakayakingtv channel!  Check them out.

[unseenxxx]

Having had my face whacked by rocks in a Class III+ rapid I can say without a doubt that if you are new to the sport you should start with the Sweep or C2C.

[ShinMatata]

Every roll has its place, but I just never see myself going for this roll in a combat situation, when I can brace. If my brace fails, I'm in a good position to roll without additional set up. If I flip unexpectedly, I won't have the proper momentum you get from a planned back-deck roll; I'm just happy to have at least one hand still gripping the paddle. With that said, when I'm in more gnarly holes, I'm sure this roll could come in handy. I need more practice with aerated water.

[LeedsUniCanoe]

if your face hits rocks you're not doing it properly :P Should be super quick. Also if your arms are in their correct position then rocks are more likely to bounce off your elbows that your face (making elbow pads a must).

[PPWilliams1]

Given your "name", and your previous uploads, I would tend to doubt the accuracy of that comment. It's also not the most helpful contribution to the discussion. The backdeck roll has its advocates and detractors, and most people have learnt several other types of roll before attempting this.

[acbyauknwme]

people who are just starting to paddle whitewater should never use this roll until they get more experience

[SebbTheBoss]

Easy!

[10029759]

Thanks a extremely clear demo, with great teaching points.. thanks

[OfficialFLIPChannel]

my friend tried this... yea he drowned.

[ShinMatata]

@ntilley88 Yeah. Figures.

I've done this roll in lake water, but not much else.

I'm in Colorado and a lot of our rivers have nasty blast rock. I mainly just stay tucked in, and I tuck in/roll on whatever side the flip took me, in combat. I don't normally wear a full-face, and I found that even through the one Class V rapid I did (rigor mortis) and unfortunately, had to roll several times through and essentially run upside-down, that I never hit my face. Just stay in your boat, set-up, roll.

[ShinMatata]

Yeah. Figures.

I've done this roll in lake water, but not much else.

I'm in Colorado and a lot of our rivers have nasty blast rock. I mainly just stay tucked in, and I tuck in/roll on whatever side the flip took me, in combat. I don't normally wear a full-face, and I found that even through the one Class V rapid I did (rigor mortis) and unfortunately, had to roll several times through and essentially run upside-down, that I never hit my face. Just stay in your boat, set-up, roll.

[MikeSkiera]

I just pulled every muscle on the right side of my body trying this roll

[ntilley88]

In my experience. this roll is really only suitable in deep water.

In shallow water which you would expecience when river running or creeking there is the potential for rocks just beneath the surface.

If you do this type of roll you expose your face and chest to rocks. Not exactly a good idea. A solid screw (c to c?) roll is much more effective and safer as you do not expose the soft fleshy parts of your face to rocks. Screw rolls are also a lot less effort on your shoulders.