Turtle Rolling

by **ChrisSD** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:26 pm

Does anybody know a good article or have any advice on how to turtle roll for beginners?

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by **surf patrol** » Sun May 22, 2011 9:08 am

There's a guide here - http://www.surfing-waves.com/turtle_roll.htm
However, there are a couple of different opinions on the advice given in the article. Search some of the posts on the forum for further info.

by **JDawg** » Sun May 22, 2011 5:41 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZyhNP-jdU

by **JDawg** » Sun May 22, 2011 5:42 pm

I don't wrap my arms around the board like this woman does in the video. I flip upside down and try to hold the board down as the wave rolls over it. As soon as the wave rolls past, I kick up and roll the board over to start paddling again.

by **jaffa1949** » Mon May 23, 2011 1:50 am

JDawg wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZyhNP-jdU

WRONG

Don't do it like that as soon as you let go to change your grip the board will be gone. Develop a vice like grip to hang on to your rails and let your body drape down as a sea anchor and go to the posts on how to get outside and how to turtle roll in the beginner section.

by **drowningbitbybit** » Mon May 23, 2011 1:54 am

jaffa1949 wrote:WRONG

Good grief! :shock:

I've never turtle-rolled a board in my life (well, not intentionally... sometimes when the duckdive gets a little bit disturbed a roll becomes necessary) and even I can see how badly wrong that would go!

by **Rickyroughneck** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:19 am

drowningbitbybit wrote:
jaffa1949 wrote:WRONG

Good grief!
I've never turtle-rolled a board in my life (well, not intentionally... sometimes when the duckdive gets a little bit disturbed a roll becomes necessary) and even I can see how badly wrong that would go!

A little wax on the rails where you hold them makes it a lot easier if you haven't yet developed a kung-fu grip.

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