Back Deck Sweep Roll Indentifier.Show Video Details ↓ [silence] … … …Chris Spelius: This is the sweep to the back deck roll, commonly known as the back deck sweep roll. The core movement of this roll is from the front left corner with the peck to my knee. My body's going to sit up diagonally to the back right corner to where my head almost touches the back deck, swinging my head up and then sitting up. The full movement of this roll with the paddle from this front left corner peck to the knee I'm going to sweep out just a little bit. The blade will have a climbing angle in this roll with a bit of resistance as I diagonally sit up, crossing to the back right corner, rolling the head up over the center line of the boat, charging forward with a sit up and a forward stroke that stabilizes the system. Let's watch. [noise] … … … … … … … … One of the upsides of this roll is when you're laying back, your center of gravity is so low that it's very easy to get the boat upright. It's also easy to continue rolling on over. So it's essential you sit up and take that first paddling stroke to stabilize the boat. [silence] … … … … … |