Working on the "Combat Kayak Role" with Chuck Armentrout by Clark Walker

During my second pool session with Chuck, he says he is available to shoot the Metro Hooch most any weekday and so I figured I’d take him up on it. We met at Paces Mill and set the shuttle. It was a beautiful  day and the river was high. I was ready for a relaxing, lazy float down the Hooch but it was not to be. We weren’t  two minutes from the put in when Chuck utters those feared words – “Show me what cha got”. Translation…”let’s see your roll, old man”. I will need to go down the river again because I only saw about half of it. The other half I was upside down practicing my roll. Ya see, Chuck can’t help himself. He is a kayak instructor and he was not going to waste this trip and not have me learn something. I rolled until I was pretty much worn out but at the end of the day, it was worth it. Once again, Chuck exuded patience, wisdom, and well placed “suggestions” during the float. Oh, and I never swam. Came close but Chuck was there with his boat to T-rescue me if I missed the recovery. Give Chuck a call if you’re new to kayaking or want to hone your skills. He’s AWESOME!