NYCNaiad
Dive babble all day long
On Facebook, a diver wrote of tearing his groin doing a giant stride entry. Ouch! I've had one fairly high entry (maybe 7-8 ft; 2.1-2.4 m) and my giant stride was definitely a bit wonky. The guy says that after research he found that the recommended method for high entry is stepping out with feet together & toes pointed up. This makes logical sense to me.
However, one of the responses from another diver was "Higher than 6 or 7 feet a backward roll works pretty well. Highest one I've done was a 12-13 ft drop to the water." He then responds to comments with: "It was surprisingly easy and the tank worked perfectly to guide the trajectory. Yes [I landed on my back]. That much weight on your back pretty much insures you are landing on it."
I originally learned that a backward roll isn't suitable for heights (i.e., anything over 3 ft), but just because you're taught something doesn't make it correct. Also, I've done a lot of backward rolls & I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable doing one from 7 ft (2.1 m) much less 13 ft (almost 4 m). Lmk what you think. Does a backward roll make sense for high entries?
However, one of the responses from another diver was "Higher than 6 or 7 feet a backward roll works pretty well. Highest one I've done was a 12-13 ft drop to the water." He then responds to comments with: "It was surprisingly easy and the tank worked perfectly to guide the trajectory. Yes [I landed on my back]. That much weight on your back pretty much insures you are landing on it."
I originally learned that a backward roll isn't suitable for heights (i.e., anything over 3 ft), but just because you're taught something doesn't make it correct. Also, I've done a lot of backward rolls & I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable doing one from 7 ft (2.1 m) much less 13 ft (almost 4 m). Lmk what you think. Does a backward roll make sense for high entries?
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