{"id":2477,"date":"2013-05-05T15:15:48","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T22:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ireneskayakingblog.com\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2021-07-09T21:02:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T04:02:31","slug":"video-how-to-hand-roll-a-whitewater-kayak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ireneskayakingblog.com\/kayak-practice\/video-how-to-hand-roll-a-whitewater-kayak\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: How to Hand Roll a Whitewater Kayak"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hand rolling your whitewater kayak is a really useful thing to be able to do,<\/strong> whether it’s because you broke a paddle, got it knocked out of your hands, or threw it to the side after securing your boof on a 90-foot waterfall.<\/p>\n Ha! Oh wait, I forgot – not a joke for some people. Anyway, you may have noticed that some kayakers make it look incredibly easy, and I’m sure it can be, but learning it can also be a real challenge. Here’s a good instructional hand roll video from Eric Jackson of Jackson Kayaks.<\/p>\n I actually made a hand roll on my very first attempt a couple of years ago, but after that it was hit or miss (mostly miss) and now my form has morphed enough that I’m not even coming close. That being said, I haven’t watched and followed the tips in this video closely.<\/p>\n