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| "goal is to get past this stage" - for many or most of us I suspect there is never a complete "getting past". We get reports from time to time from experienced paddlers we know who rarely fall in, who discover they have neglected their remount technique and/or their remount related fitness to the point that they get shocked by their own incompetence when they happen to fall in in difficult conditions. There is no doubt that there is a very important fitness component in remounts. But I believe that regular practice and graduated (ramping up over time with safety support or easy self rescue) experience in rough conditions are more important. Ultimately what better way will you have to assess your level of fitness than some kind of challenging practice that you can perform with more control, easy self rescue or safety support from others? Slop test practice is not limited to assessing your paddling through rough water, it is just as good for practicing and assessing your self-rescue techniques. | "goal is to get past this stage" - for many or most of us I suspect there is never a complete "getting past". We get reports from time to time from experienced paddlers we know who rarely fall in, who discover they have neglected their remount technique and/or their remount related fitness to the point that they get shocked by their own incompetence when they happen to fall in in difficult conditions. There is no doubt that there is a very important fitness component in remounts. But I believe that regular practice and graduated (ramping up over time with safety support or easy self rescue) experience in rough conditions are more important. Ultimately what better way will you have to assess your level of fitness than some kind of challenging practice that you can perform with more control, easy self rescue or safety support from others? Slop test practice is not limited to assessing your paddling through rough water, it is just as good for practicing and assessing your self-rescue techniques. | ||
| - | Stuff happens that is hard to anticipate, but I believe to the degree you can get familiar with and not be surprised by what happens and have some almost automatic technique responses you can avoid compounding your problems and you can reduce the fear and shock that might shake your confidence and more quickly sap your energy reserves. Remounts are not the only important self-rescue or rescue avoidance technique. Remember how valuable Ivan Lawler found the 3 stroke then brace mantra when he was getting [[https://www.gosurfski.com/post/meeting-the-monster-of-loch-ness|hypothermic in Scotland]]? Matt just learned that his quick stop response is not automatic enough - we all should almost reflexively be able to slow down or stop by throwing our legs out or by falling in the water (if you are about to run into a swimmer you better be able to stop quickly without having to put too much thought into it). | + | Stuff happens that is hard to anticipate, but I believe to the degree you can get familiar with and not be surprised by what happens and have some almost automatic technique responses you can avoid compounding your problems and you can reduce the fear and shock that might shake your confidence and more quickly sap your energy reserves. Remounts are not the only important self-rescue or rescue avoidance technique. Remember how valuable Ivan Lawler found the 2 stroke then brace mantra when he was getting [[https://www.gosurfski.com/post/meeting-the-monster-of-loch-ness|hypothermic in Scotland]]? Matt just learned that his quick stop response is not automatic enough - we all should almost reflexively be able to slow down or stop by throwing our legs out or by falling in the water (if you are about to run into a swimmer you better be able to stop quickly without having to put too much thought into it). |
| **Dan Mayhew **11/02/22 #32641 | **Dan Mayhew **11/02/22 #32641 | ||
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