some random pics

 Learning to balance the Liquid Logic on edge

 Mastering the sweep roll technique

 a not soo good brace.... trying to learn the basics....

 just starting the roll

 taking a breather

 my first attempt at learning flatwater tricks.. Jackson Rockstar kayak

 first time trying to get the stern underwater.... i have improved.....:O)

 yes, it is a liquid logic..with a Pyrahna sticker..lol  i love pyranha boats too :O)

not exactly sure what i was trying to do here lol

theses pics are all taken while on flatwater, a pond to be precise.  In most, i was just learning to perfect my roll.  I know that in some you can see where the mistakes were being made.  That brings a good point to mind. 

If you are having trouble learning to do a move or learn a rolling technique, have someone film you doing it.  It is much easier to watch what you are doing with your own eyes and then try to correct it, rather than struggle to figure it out in the water. 

Learning to roll, in my opinion, is by far the most important thing you can learn to do in a whitewater kayak.  Second only to wet exit practice.  Learning a good roll with help you learn other moves.  It gets very tiresome to keep swimming after every roll over while practicing if you don't have your roll down.  so learn that first.

there are literally hundreds of free videos on youtube.com that can show you the basic technique of rolling a kayak.  My advice, start in a pool, or a shallow lake, with a friend, and practice the steps shown in the videos.... a controlled environment is much easier to learn in.

also spend some time learning to paddle your boat.  playboats such as these above do not paddle the same as recreational boats do... they have different hulls, Planing Hulls, that enable spinning on waves.  so they take some getting used to.  the more you practice with your boat, the more confident you will be when you hit some moving water.

thats all for tonight.... i may try to hit up some small waves near the baseball fields in Mellow Park tomorrow.  I am sure the river flow is too low for good surfing, in fact if its too low i may abandon the idea all together.  with the cost of my jackson kayak near $1200 new, i am not going to beat it up on rocks if the water is too low.... in that case, just some more flatwater practice :O)..... happy paddling folks