Product Description

The most effective method to learn the kayak roll and kayak brace is also the most fun. This program teaches you how to roll and brace in flatwater first. Then it teaches you how to improve your roll and brace, whether you are an advanced kayaker and miss the occasional roll while playboating or river running, or you just want to get a great roll before you test it in the whitewater. EJ has created the You can roll in 15 minutes program and brings it to you in a very visual as well as verbal delivery that will have you rolling in no time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #172378 in Books
• Brand: Jackson Kayaks
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Unknown Binding

Customer Reviews

Excellent rolling video
By a mistake I got this video instead of Kent Fords rolling video. This video is really fantastic! Eric Jacksons brilliant instructions and very inspiring teaching style makes it fun to watch, together with nice technique demonstrations by EJ himself, his children and Clay Wright. You can build up your skills in a step by step manner and learn to roll in almost any situation. Nice bonus tracs on teaching others to roll and children and white water kayaking.

Marius
Norway

Very informative and professionally done!
A very entertaining, upbeat, beautifully filmed video that introduces a well thought-off sequence that takes the viewer from a brace to a full roll.

The Goods: the author presents a sequence of four skills that one needs to learn in order to roll. Each skill builds on the previous one and needs to be committed to muscle memory because you can't think yourself through a roll--you need to act it! The first step, the brace, is worth the price of this video just by itself because in most cases it will prevent you from capsizing and ever needing a roll in the fist place. The other three skills build up to a successful roll in any conditions--not just the controlled environment of the pool session.

Explanations are clear and amply illustrated. I wish there was more replay slow-motion footage as I would have liked to see the actions in more detail. But, I guess, that's what the modern technology is for and I can slow it down on the computer or the DVD player.

The authors repeatedly points to the work his legs are doing under the hull of the kayak but never really shows how they are supposed to accomplish their purpose. Out-of-the-boat demonstration of this aspect would enhance this video as it is not necessarily intuitive.

The section on teach a roll is just brilliant! I learned a lot about the roll itself just by watching that section. Watch it before you try to teach yourself!

The mental aspect of rolling also receives substantial coverage. I would not trust any rolling teacher who does not cover this. Being upside-down under water and trapped in a kayak is supposed to be scary. If it does not scare you, you probably should not be kayaking. Learning how to deal with this fear is a critical roadblock that needs to be cleared before you reach your destination--reliable roll.

Missing: the only thing that may be a problem for a number of kayakers is the fact that the roll taught here is a lean-back roll. There are a number of kayaks on the market that have high aft decks or high back support which will prevent a successful execution of EJ's roll. I also know a number of kayakers who have bad backs and cannot lean back. If any of these describe you, you may not be able to roll with techniques shown in this video. C-to-C or lean-forward rolls would be more appropriate but they are A LOT more difficult to learn and execute that the this lean-back roll.