Monday 1 April 2013

The bend and snap!

I learnt something new today. The action required to roll a kayak is surprisingly similar to the move made famous by the film Legally Blonde - the bend and snap!

Over the last few weeks I have been learning how to roll a kayak. Chris has been explaining to me that rolling my hips or doing a "hip snap" is vital in order to be able to turn my boat back over. This explanation is normally accompanied by a little roll of his hips while pushing his head back with a little flick (as your head needs to be the last thing to come out of the water when you right your kayak).

I am probably a pretty frustrating student as each time Chris does this I laugh and tell him he looks like he's trying to do "the bend and snap". Now Legally Blonde isn't Chris's type of movie so today I found a clip of it to show him. He's still not convinced but I think it's pretty similar. For anyone who knows how to roll, let me know if you agree.....