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sea and sweet rolls are the two most
popular roles for new paddlers to learn
and the most common rules that you'll
see being used on the water will makes
them so popular it's a fact that they
break the roll into three defined
easy-to-understand steps as I already
mentioned there's an ongoing debate as
to which is the best rule to learn first
and is not really a right answer to that
there are pros and cons to both
for example the benefits of the sweep
roll is that it requires less setup your
paddle doesn't usually end up as deep in
the water and your paddle offers longer
lasting support on the flip side the
sweet roll can be slightly more
difficult to learn because two steps
from the c2c roll are combined into a
single motion which opens up a bit more
room for error whichever style you learn
it's worth knowing that neither is
necessarily an accurate representation
of the ruling technique that you'll end
up using as you become a more proficient
paddler in fact I refer to both the c2c
in sweep rolls as learning rolls
ultimately with experience you'll
develop an instinctual roll an
instinctual roll takes advantage of the
fact as long as I get my head and body
out to the surface I my paddle in a
position to catch enough water I can
roll from virtually any position this is
why when you watch a really good paddler
roll it seems as though they're not even
setting up that's because they don't
need to go through the full set up that
we're about to look at their trick is to
move their body and paddle directly to a
position it gives them the leverage they
need to roll the kayak upright with
their hips of course this comes with
time and lots of practice with all that
said we're going to break down the c2c
and sweet rolls into three distinct
epps and look at the differences between
the two rules during that time the three
steps are the setup the catch and the
recovery the c2c and sweep roles both
start from the same set of position in
real scenarios you need to move to this
setup position while you're upside down
but for the sake of practice we're going
to assume the setup position before
flipping the setup position involves
having your paddle alongside your kayak
with the front blade flat to the water
surface power face up now tuck your head
and body forward and turn your upper
body towards your paddle this is your
set up position the side that you set up
on is determined by your control hand
which is the hand that stays fixed to
the paddle you want to set up so that
your control hand is upfront which means
that if you're right-handed you'll set
up on the left side of your kayak once
you're upside down you'll accentuate the
setup position the goal is to get your
head and body as close to the surface
and as far out to the side as possible
your forearms should also press against
the side of your kayak and your hands
should be holding your paddle in the air
the idea is that the further edge to the
side you can get your body the more
you'll be able to hip snap your kayak
upright if you stay tucked forward under
your kayak you won't be able to hip snap
the boat nearly as effectively this is
definitely the most awkward part of the
rule the catch refers to the part of the
rule where you grab water with your
paddle blade for support so that you can
hip snap your kayak upright this is also
where the c2c and sweep rolls start to
work differently the catch phase for the
c2c role involves swinging the front
paddle blade out to 90 degrees from your
kayak with your control hand arm keeping
the blade as close to the surface as
possible the other forearm acts as a
pivot against the side of your kayak and
keeps the other blade over the bottom of
your upside-down boat swinging your
blade out to 90 degrees is another test
of your flexibility and in order to do
it and keep your shoulders safe you need
to apply the second Golden Rule which
means maintaining a power position
this simply means that when you swing
your control arm out to 90 degrees your
upper body needs to rotate to keep your
hands in front of you one of the best
ways to ensure you're doing this is by
watching your active blade through the
water turn your head to follow your
blade will naturally rotate your upper
body as well their paddle blade out at
90 degrees and on top of or as close as
possible to the surface of the water
you'll simply pull downwards on your
paddle and catch the water when you feel
the catch it's time to hip snap your
kayak upright the catch phase for the
sweep role is very similar the
difference is that you'll start applying
downward pressure as you sweep your
blade out to 90 degrees let's take a
closer look at what's happening during
the catch phase of the sweep role the
set up for the sweep role is of course
the same but things change as you start
swinging your paddle out to 90 degrees
since you want support from your paddle
as you do this you're going to swing
your paddle blade out in a wider arc
than you did for the c2c role this means
that your forearm won't stay against
your kayak as a pivot instead that arm
should be kept bent close to your body
and relatively passive while your
control hand sweeps the wide arc out to
the side of your kayak keeping your
paddle near the surface is your biggest
challenge and the only way to do this is
by having a climbing angle on it if you
remember from the sculling section a
climbing angle means the leading edge of
your blade is higher which allows the
paddle to climb to the surface
you won't need that much climbing angle
on your paddle because you're not going
to be putting that much downward
pressure on it as with the c2c rule
while swinging your blade out to 90
degrees you need to maintain your power
position at all times in fact your arm
should stay in a relatively fixed
position while your torso rotation
derives the sweeping motion of your
paddle once again watching your active
blade is one of the best ways to ensure
that you're doing this another idea
that's important to understand is that
your paddle will offer very little
support when it's at the bow of your
kayak but you'll get a growing amount of
support as it sweeps its way out to 90
degrees which is its point of maximum
leverage since your hip snap relies on
the support it should make sense that
your hip snap will get more aggressive
as your paddle sweeps further out to the
side of kaya the recovery refers to how
your body ends up in its final position
on top of your kayak if you set up well
use the solid hips now and maintain your
power position throughout then the
recovery will be relatively
straightforward there's some debate
about the recovery path your body should
take after the catch and the hip snap
most people like to swing their body
backward a little bit to lower their
center of gravity when they come up
although there are some who prefer to
come up on the front of their kayak
there's no right or wrong here just use
whichever is the most reliable for you
one of the most common problems during
the recovery phase is an early lifting
of the head as you already know from the
hip snap and bracing segments this
causes you to pull up on your top knee
and yank your kayak back upside down
your head should be the last part of
your body to return to its position over
the kayak one of the best ways to ensure
your head stays down is to watch your
active blade throughout the whole roll
not only does this help keep your head
down during the recovery phase but as we
already looked at it helps promote torso
rotation during the catch phase of the
roll as well if all goes well during the
recovery stage of your role you should
finish over top of your kayak with a
slight backward lean your head and torso
turn to face your active blade on a
final note another good habit to get
into is to finish your roll with your
wrist cocked back slightly that way when
you bring your body forward again you
can scull and brace your way there with
practice you can actually use this file
sculling motion to finish a weak or
incomplete roll let's take a last quick
look at each of the rolls from start to
finish we'll assume that you're setting
up on the left side of your kayak
benefit of the c2c role is that it
breaks down the catch phase into two
easily defined steps number one swing
your paddle out to 90 degrees number two
pull down on the water the set up
position starts with your paddle
alongside your kayak with a front blade
power face up head and body tucked
forward and turned towards your paddle
after flipping upside down you'll push
your paddle to the sky and lean out from
under your kayak to get your head and
body as close to the surface as possible
it should feel like if you didn't have a
good grip on the thigh hooks with your
legs that you'd be pulling yourself
right out of the kayak your left forearm
will stay pressed against the side of
your kayak and act as a pivot while your
right arm swings its blade out to 90
degrees from the kayak keeping it as
close to the surface as possible your
upper body rotates while you do so
you'll then pull down on your paddle and
immediately begin your hip snap which
involves pulling up with your right knee
to roll the kayak upright you'll
continue to watch your right blade and
keep your head down until your hip Snap
is brought the lower edge of your
cockpit combing into your lower side at
that point you know that your hip snap
can't do any more for you and so you'll
swing your body slightly backward and on
top of your kayak watching your right
blade the whole time so that your head
stays low
the benefits of the sweep role or that
you get longer-lasting but not more
support from your pop this means that
you have more time to hip snap your
kayak upright starting from the same set
up position you'll flip upside down
you'll again push your paddle to the sky
and lean out from under your kayak to
get your head and body as close to the
surface as possible keeping your left
elbow bent and fairly close to your body
you'll sweep your paddle out and across
the surface of the water and as wide an
arc as is comfortable watching the right
blade and rotating your upper body
throughout with your wrist slightly
forward as you do this your right paddle
blade will have a slight climbing angle
on it as you gain support from your
paddle start a powerful hip snap by
pulling up with your right knee to roll
the kayak up right when the lower
cockpit rim hits you in the lower side
you know that you've hip snap your kayak
as much as you can and you'll swing your
body slightly backward and over top your
kayak keeping your eyes on the right
blade the whole time so that your head
doesn't lift