Hello Davej, you wrote:

No, my whole idea is to consider some form of handicapping device in
order to practice for a more difficult situation than you are going
to have in a pool.

Another thing I forgot to mention...

While it's never a bad time to practice rolling, perhaps the best time
to practice is at the *end* of a long day of paddling. Practice when
you're tired. Practice when you're sore. Practice when you're
really hurting. Practice when your mind, as well as your body, is
tired. It's when you're feeling your weakest that 1) you're more
likely to capsize, and 2) you're going to need all the muscle memory
and will power that you can muster. If you only practice at the
beginning of your day, or only *until* you're tired, you're not
really giving yourself the most realistic scenarios in which to
practice.

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Melissa