David Täng

David Täng (38)

<p>David is a Rolling Lunatic! That is; he is a member of the Kayak club called "The Rolling Lunatics" or "Rolltokarna". David builds qajaqs and greenland paddles for himself and for some close friends. In 2022 he finished third in the Danish Greenland Rolling Championships (336p). In 2023 he won both the Danish (348p) and Swedish Greenland Rolling Championships (370p).  <br>2024 David won the Danish Greenland Rolling Championships (355p) and Swedish Greenland Rolling Championships (380p accorcing to local rules, 378p according to me).<br>Favourite quote: "A wet David is a happy David!" He lives on the west coast of Sweden, in Onsala south of Gothenburg. He is a dedicated Judo player (San-dan) as well as a Windfoil surfer. I'd love to hear from you. You can reach me on: david.o.tang@gmail.com</p>

25 Hand Roll Layback

The Hand roll layback is quite easy. After I had succeeded with the Norsaq layback it wasn't hard to do the Hand version of it. So, do I stop my comments here... No of course not. This roll is my goto roll in my surf/rock…

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26 Clenched Fist Front to Front

I can't make up my mind if i find the Clenched fist rolls more difficult than the Rock rolls. The forward finishing ones are really hard! So, how did I make them work? Legs! Up till now I have managed the rolls using only/mainly the…

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27 Clenched Fist Reverse Sweep

Yeah! Now we're talking! This roll takes all I got, not that its all that much. If you are struggling with this roll don't be discouraged, it takes time. Look on the bright side, you must be a great roller already! and if David can…

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28 Clenched Fist Layback

Now this isn't a very hard roll, if you can do the Layback Hand roll this won't present any problems. A tiny bit more of everything and mainly leg drive. As you can see my palm isn't facing the sky all that clearly so this…

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29 Brick Roll Front to Front

Now, is this roll Brick F2F harder than the Clenched Fist F2F? Is it worth more points? Well, I am not sure. Both rolls are similar in their execution however the mental strain of holding a heavy brick or rock in my hand is very…

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