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Forum: BoaterTalk
Date: Jul 24 2008, 19:08 GMT
From: Zeronine

	I'm still pretty new at this whole thing, so bear with me.... I spent a lot of time in the pool last winter getting my roll dialed in, and it sure has given me a lot more confidence on the water.  I'm now a lot more inclined to try things that I was sure would flip me before I had a roll that I could rely on. Trouble is, several of my flips lately have been in some pretty shallow water.  One of these resulted in a nice scar that I wear on my chin...high brace failed in sudsy water below a drop, and I hit it as soon as I flipped, never had a chance to get my hands up.  Another was shallow enough on the Shaver's Fork of the Cheat that I was attempting to brace off the bottom with my paddle, but had to throw in the towel because I could see it was putting my shoulder in a vulnerable position. Obviously, not flipping is the way to go when the water is shallow, but sometimes it winds up happening.  What's the best thing to do in these situations?  I'm getting annoyed because I know I can roll, it's just not the same with my helmet smacking off the rocks as I float down stream, or the back of my PFD dragging on the river bed.  A couple times I tried hanging out until the water got a little deeper, but ran out of air before I could give my roll a shot.  Is it worth going to the lake and flipping next to shore where it is shallow, so I can practice hip snapping off the bottom?  I just got a new Super Fun, so I'm sure I will be looking at things upside down a lot more in the near future until I get used to that boat.  Any ideas/opinions would be appreciated.

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You may not like this..... drippinwet New

Sometimes, when you know its coming, you just.... hardboater New

Tuck!  drippenwet is right,   even tucked you're gonna take some hits, BLUEEZ New

In an open boat shallow is fine, stand up dump boat get back in. Remember a roll is just correctin a mistake you made. <NT> Louie New

I would not practice shallow water rolls... bald1 New

" Full face helmet" <NT> bikenrun New

Relly if you in a buttboat anyway, how much more geeker can one of those make you look ? <NT> Louie New

Hey man, I pray to the river gods as much as I butt boat! <NT> bald1 New

What do you use on the hard stuff, if it a Canoe. I'd say you were a Canoer. <NT> Louie New

Im working on it, C-boating is much more of a challenge on any river... bald1 New

boater is even better, I'll admit, I mean I could have lived with on the tee shirt <NT> Louie New

practice the back deck roll... brad_ New

when past the point of no return go ahead and tuck jclevenger New

Tuck fast, roll fast! rbowman New

Well Explained <NT> Dave_ New

Great post.  Thanks for taking the time.  Good stuff - the on side/off side can be so important. <NT> miltymann New

elbow pads do a great job of protecting you while in the fetal position also decker New

Watch the high brace, be very careful for your shoulders (more inside) ralf New

Getting dragged never stops sucking. GRITS New

Thanks everyone! Zeronine New

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