You can never practice it too much because your success depends equally on your technique, and your confidence in your technique. The basic idea is that you use your paddle on the surface of the water to momentarily support a twisting motion of your hips that rights the boat. If you lift your head up or pull to hard on your paddle you will miss your roll and remain underwater. Learning the roll is usually easiest with the help a professional instructor. Once you've learned it keep repeating it hundreds of times. Bracing strokes are similar to rolls in their execution, but they are used to keep you from tipping over in the first place. Even in the largest of waves and holes a strong brace is enough to keep you upright. River reading is a term that refers to your ability to anticipate obstacles, hazards, eddies, currents, and the force and shape of rapids that you are paddling. Skill at river reading comes only from experience. As one wise old kayaker was known to say "Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad
You can never practice it too much because your success depends equally on your technique, and your confidence in your technique. The basic idea is that you use your paddle on the surface of the water to momentarily support a twisting motion of your hips that rights the boat. If you lift your head up or pull to hard on your paddle you will miss your roll and remain underwater. Learning the roll is usually easiest with the help a professional instructor. Once you've learned it keep repeating it hundreds of times. Bracing strokes are similar to rolls in their execution, but they are used to keep you from tipping over in the first place. Even in the largest of waves and holes a strong brace is enough to keep you upright. River reading is a term that refers to your ability to anticipate obstacles, hazards, eddies, currents, and the force and shape of rapids that you are paddling. Skill at river reading comes only from experience. As one wise old kayaker was known to say "Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad