"PG" wrote in
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PS. Since almost all my paddling to date has been solo, I've practiced
the wet exits, and re-entries with the paddle float and while the
result is not pretty, it works. In rolling, however, I haven't yet
mastered keeping the sweep paddle on the surface - it keeps on diving,
probably because my hip snap is more of a roll than a snap, and I have
to fight the urge to get the head out of the water first.

A couple of things to try...

Make sure that your paddle is on the surface before you start to sweep.
When your paddle is parallel with the boat push it completely out of the
water.

Cock your waterside wrist forward. That will produce a climbing angle on
the blade which will cause it to stay near the surface.

A hip roll rather than snap will work fine if you're doing more of a sweep
roll than a C-to-C. In fact, it'll probably help you keep your head down
than if you're doing a vigorous snap.

Just concentrating more on rolling the boat over with your hips and keeping
your head in the water might help you forget about what the paddle blade is
doing. Cock your wrist forward as you sweep and the paddle blade will be
there to provide the support you need.