This is the second most valuable item I bought to get started with Greenland style rolling. First one is the Tahe Zegul Greenland kayak with an Ocean Cockpit, which has a much better fit than then the plastic kayaks at my club, the Kajakhotellet in Copenhagen, Denmark. I began sea kayaking in September 2021, bought the Gearlab rolling float the same month. Used it during the autumn and winter to practice rolling on my own, in very cold water here in Denmark. I attached the Gearlab rolling float to a paddle leash, so I didn't have to do a wet exit when practising rolling. If I couldn't come up, I pulled on the leash, grabbed the rolling float and rolled up with it. A year later I can do the aft finishing hand roll and a couple of other rolls. Convinced 13 other people at my club to buy the Gearlab rolling float, and everyone loves it. Now it's sold out at the kayak store selling Gearlab equipment in Copenhagen. Can only recommend it to anyone trying to learn how to roll. Despite the fact that it's an expensive item here in Denmark, at US $ 127! A friend managed to learn the hand roll 8 weeks after his first sea kayak experience, after first learning the brace float. He tried to learn how to roll with one of the standard foam paddle floats, I showed him the Gearlab rolling float, he bought it the next day, could do the brace float within two weeks without using a paddle. Amazing product, thanks to the whole Gearlab team!
@@Fishaholicboy still working on it and the water got pretty cold here so I stopped. I practiced for about 6 hours before stopping for the winter and my snaps and sweeps got much better towards the last practice, even with reduced air. I got two so I could alternate sides. I will post after I transition to rolling.
I’ve been told that it’s more a mental battle than a physical challenge when learning to roll. Do you think I’ll become too reliant on this float if I use it to begin with?
This is the second most valuable item I bought to get started with Greenland style rolling. First one is the Tahe Zegul Greenland kayak with an Ocean Cockpit, which has a much better fit than then the plastic kayaks at my club, the Kajakhotellet in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I began sea kayaking in September 2021, bought the Gearlab rolling float the same month. Used it during the autumn and winter to practice rolling on my own, in very cold water here in Denmark. I attached the Gearlab rolling float to a paddle leash, so I didn't have to do a wet exit when practising rolling. If I couldn't come up, I pulled on the leash, grabbed the rolling float and rolled up with it.
A year later I can do the aft finishing hand roll and a couple of other rolls. Convinced 13 other people at my club to buy the Gearlab rolling float, and everyone loves it. Now it's sold out at the kayak store selling Gearlab equipment in Copenhagen. Can only recommend it to anyone trying to learn how to roll. Despite the fact that it's an expensive item here in Denmark, at US $ 127!
A friend managed to learn the hand roll 8 weeks after his first sea kayak experience, after first learning the brace float. He tried to learn how to roll with one of the standard foam paddle floats, I showed him the Gearlab rolling float, he bought it the next day, could do the brace float within two weeks without using a paddle. Amazing product, thanks to the whole Gearlab team!
Great product. I got 2
Hi! Did you get this float to learn to roll? If so, how was the transition from using it and then without it?
@@Fishaholicboy still working on it and the water got pretty cold here so I stopped. I practiced for about 6 hours before stopping for the winter and my snaps and sweeps got much better towards the last practice, even with reduced air. I got two so I could alternate sides. I will post after I transition to rolling.
I’ve been told that it’s more a mental battle than a physical challenge when learning to roll. Do you think I’ll become too reliant on this float if I use it to begin with?