TASK CARDS
In this next exercise the body
lies face-down in a horizontal position with the hands holding palm-sown
on to the side of the pool. To reach this position a righ-handed
paddler must first rotate at the wast fully to the right, then hold the
support and capsize to the right. It is important for the learner
to realize that the face and body must be in the water for the exercise
to be effective; again the range of movement should be built up until the
paddler is stretching the waist in each direction as far as possible, pulling
the kayak over with the left knee, then rolling it by pulling the right
knee through under the kayak. Initially this should be repeated several
times with the body lying passively at the surface - no attempt should
be made to bring the body out of the water until the hip flick can be performed
without thinking.
There is a tendency for the
bow of teh kayak to drift out from the side of the pool forcing a rear
deck recovery. It is important that the paddler keeps the bow close
to the side of the pool so thawt a recovery with the face close to the
knee can be practiced. Pushing out with the rear hand and pullin
in with te front hand will help with this. Once the hip flick cna
be done consistently with both hands providing support, it should be practiced
again using only the control hand, since only one hand hand provides support
during the paddle rolls.