Advanced SUP paddle techniques 

Thanks for information, and thanks for not making information difficult to hear by adding a backing track.

Great refreser information for experienced paddlers and awesome instruction for us googans!

Thank you! Very clear and helpful!

Thanks Peter! Really glad you enjoyed it

Thank you, very good explanation 👍😎

Thank you, very good explanation!

Thank you, very clear

Hi, thanks for the description. Are you always using that "short" stroke, and exiting the paddle at your foot level ? Or it's only to gain speed ? Thanks

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Nice explanation!

Love the real time / slow time. Many thanks x

Cool vid. Getting pointers for a brand new sport. Dub-sup. 2 boards, one for each foot. The difference: balance beam vs. big roller skates. Step right off the dock, never get wet, never fall. Vid. Coming soon.

Thanks Peter! Great stuff. I'm just learning. If you don't mind me asking, what program did you use to voice over and great the markings?

Free energy doesn't exist. The bow in the paddle is stored energy. It took energy from your body pulling on the paddle to bend the bow. The bow is now effectually a spring with stored energy. When you stop pulling on the paddle, the bow/spring straightens back out and releases its stored energy. In order for 100% of the stored energy to be transfered into forward momentum, you would have to brace your body 100% against the paddle in the opposite direction of it's release of force, which means you would have to again expend energy bracing to support the release of the spring. In reality, it's difficult to regain much of the stored energy in the bowed paddle, and it's definitely not "free energy". There's a myth floating around the SUP world that paddle shaft flex/bow provides free energy and is thus more efficient for paddling. This is incorrect and the exact opposite is true. The stiffer the paddle, the more efficient stroke it provides. The stiffer a paddle, the more direct transfer of power into forward momentum. Once paddle designers figure this out, we might start seeing blade or ovalized type carbon paddle shafts instead of round ones to reduce fore/aft flex to create a stiffer paddle in racing applications.

huh so ive been using the paddle backwards for like years now

Isn’t the blade the wrong way around?

When loading, it takes up your energy.

Excellent

You should use also your legs by bending them on every paddle stroke. This will keep your back straight, and using your legs and engaging your core will make it more effective!