SUP Instruction 

My little brother an I have just go our first SUP boards. The first time we went out we got crushed! Big waves, tons of wind. I think we thought we would be jumping right up and powering through the water in minuets :) wrong we were terrible. This video had made a world of difference. Thank you so much!

I've just purchased a SUP board and thanks to this video for a beginer this is the best learners video I've seen . Can't thank you enough ! Cheers Boylos8

About to purchase one having surfed all my life.....time to add cruising up and down my coastline to the magic of the ocean. Thanks for a no bs delivery to get me started. Liked.

11 thumbs up !! detta är det bästa instruktionerna någonsin! tack !!

Hey, John. Very nice and clear instruction. I'm a former whitewater kayaker who just bought a SUP and am already enjoying it. This was nice added information! Wags & Woofs.

great! very useful tips! clear and right to the pointI am going to buy a paddle board soon and can't wait to start paddle boarding !

He is the best instructor... great lessons

I did paddleboarding on holiday in Greece last year. i was their first paddleboarder and it was great fun.

John! This is great. Great to see you! JaneyT.

I've been surfing now for 20 years and i surf anything from traditional shortboards, fishs, eggs and log style noseriders. I just started SUP'ing and i got to say it's a lot of fun and very relaxing to do. On the small days i'll go SUP around the beach breaks and catch some small fun waves but when the surf is pumping there is nothing better than a real surfboard. Surfers should not knock something because it's different but i do agree kook SUPers are very dangerous.

Thank you SO much for this awesome video. You just saved us $150 in Maui today on lessons. We just rented the paddleboards for $35 instead. Nice calm water too so perfect for us beginners. Thanks again!!!

What a great video.... What a beautiful place....

Just tried this out yesterday! I was using a wider board though. Really good since I want to try fishing while on the board! Leaves room for having a small bucket between my feet while paddling out. Fill it with some water to gain stability.

This is a great video for a beginner in calm water... I just got one of these boards to use in the bay, and this video has the beginning tips I needed to get started.

Excellent video! Loved how you explained a "smart fall" because that's what's going to happen to newbies. I'm heading out tomorrow at Hoover Reservoir, Westerville, Ohio!!

Looks like a good way to go fishing!!! WOW! i'm gonna try fly-fishing like this!!

Thanks a lot! These are great tips! Just got my dad a paddle board for Father's Day and this will help a lot to get him started! Hopefully I'll be getting one soon.

Good instruction video. You have to try SUP before judge. I didn't understand why this sport was growing so much. I tried it and there 's something special in it. It's relaxing but keeps you fit, the point of view in the water is unique. There's still a lot to discover in this sport.

thanks! just bought a SUP board on Craigslist. Went out tonight on the Navasink River near Sandy Hook, NJ. I'm looking as this as a way to workout and maybe fly fish from. i guess I'll try surfing on it too, never surfed before though.

I'm a shortboarder, but here where i live in summer is ofter flat or with small waves, so the sup it's really funny for those day. this video is very useful, it explain step by step what to do, i've watch just after my first time in the water with the sup! thank you to this guy who made the video! ;)

Best instructional vid for SUP's!

my first SUP lesson is in a couple of days...this video was great for me to watch...I feel a little more prepared. thanks!

This was a really clear and direct! Great Lesson!

Great video. I went out and got up right away with no problem. thanks!

Just bought my own sup, tomorrow I will try it out, yeah !!!

Excellent info here. I might add that when you are on the board for the first time start paddling imediately. This will help keep your balance. Additionally you may want to keep your eyes on the horizon line. In rougher seas the motion can be dis orienting. Generally speaking the sweet spot is located near the hole where you carry the board. Love & Bass

I tried it a couple of days ago for the first time and it is so much fun!

Jeepers, who knows how well we might have done if we had actually viewed this helpful video before attempting to paddleboard! I'm guessing this vid was filmed in the Bahamas (nice clear water, low islands)--beautiful!

Extremely helpful video. Taking my longboard to Maine this weekend and the surf report is less than stellar. Thought to buy a paddle and try this out in some placid water. Great tips.

Just got my board...now for the fun. Thanks for this great instruction. The hard part is living in Seattle & finding calm warm water. LOL

Good video, I'm off out for my first session today but in the UK in October so not so tropical - many thanks

You're a good teacher.

Awesome, all great tips and to the point. Thanks.

Hi from another part of the planet. Thank you for this video. Greetings from the southeast Aegean sea, Kos island. Take care..

That's correct... It's way more fun than go to gym and you can see how hard you body works on SUP. I'm going to try go every weekend to paddle, the feel's good. And the beaches here in Brasil, let's say...are amazing (:

hey thanks! i am in the process of buying one have wanted one for years. this was very helpful

Great video. Hi from Puerto Rico. Nice places are wating for me.

Thanks you, excellent video!! ! I will share with my sisters and freinds.

This is a GREAT VIDEO !!! thanks , very well put together.

I love the water and beach location where this lesson is being filmed. Where is it? I want to go there.

Very nice instructions I locked padeel board up because they are doing this on my the rivers in my town the Gauley and New rivers in West Virgina Ill stick to my kayak but all the same very nice instructions i will pas this on

Cheers mate. Going to try it later on for the first time in years. Nervous, but very excited!

Thanks! This was a great video. I have SUPed a couple of times but it was a while ago now so it was great to be reminded of the basics...like which way round to hold the paddle! :)

Thanks a lot . I'm a begginer and this video is very helpful . Congratulations .

great video! i am waiting for my isup!!! i am very exited!

Its nothing short of a mircle he regained his balance at 3:30

The basics in action. Nice water. Thanks.

Great Video! Thanks for the tips. I'm going paddle surfing tomorrow!

Thanks Charles! I learned a lot on the video for useful tips.. my first time to do this paddle boarding Great Job man!

Great starter video! It is very well done!

Nice video but I would have preferred it to be in french!! Since i have discovered SUP only 10 days ago, i paddle everyday (i am 5mn from beaches!!) (Méditerranée - France - Cannes). It's very very fun and make you feel very good. Tomorrow great sun again and hot water so ... Let's Paddle !! Et vive le SUP !

@ cdasher Interesting how good paddler use different techniques in paddling. A competition SUP coach recommends your top arm to be bent at the beginning of the stroke and straighten it out as part of your power, in a bench press motion. maybe his is a more advance technique. Ether way great video.

great tips I want to get my first paddle baord & I want to learn all by myself but having good technique from start will be good - thank you :-)

Thank you so much for your tips, I love them.

Thanks for much! This was a great lesson! I am headed to Hawaii in a few days and can't wait to try this. Thx again!

Cheers bro! Took a paddle board out this arvo and wish i watched this first as I was strugling. Should of went to the local creek first rather than a windy beach as well.

great guide to those looking to get into the sport! Thanks heaps!

Great video! Falling part is a MUST know for beginers.

excellent vid. my girl and i enjoyed it and will use the tips next week when we get the boards from sean. stoked.

GREAT learning tips. Thank you!

Excellent! Thanks for the tips. I will start to practice soon...

excelente conteúdo! Obrigado Hyper Island!

Thanks for the tips. Great video and instructions.

Ripping John, great work. Many thanks.

Cant wait to get on the board again but its so cold in the d right now

Great video!!

Great video!

Great instructions! Very informative!

Great video! Thanks

Love SUP!

thanks for the comprehensive tips!

Good job! Great video , and the beautiful place location.

This is great! Thanks John!

Awesome vid man thanks for sharing! I actually just signed up for a class today, im in toronto, ontario

yeah helped me too. i was holding the paddle back to front!! any chance of another to include how to catch a wave? and best way to deal with choppy conditions.

Super! Really very interesting.

The SUP-inator! Great vid thanks!

nice videooo! you are in the paradaise!! love that sea!

This a beach in the Bahamas off Guana Cay. It is really a beautiful beach

Thanks! First time sup'er--this was totally helpful!!!!

good lesson, but first where is this beach? water is so clear and green. nice!

and Thanks John Denny..

oh really? Surfing's quite calm and easy when you're just paddling around and that's what i like, but i guess sup's a larger version of that; i willhave to try it, cheers.

Looks great; Witch its better, the regular or the inflatable? I want to buy one.

Thank you Charles!!! It was very usefull!!!! Thanks again! (:

Thank you, thank you! Can't do it any better.

Thank you, very useful lesson.

Where was this filmed? The water is beautiful.

Video muy claro con instrucciones..

Thank you great guide for beginners.

great video. i just ordred one

@hefalu Hola , saludos desde Puerto Rico. Hefalu hace unos dias he comprado una stand up paddle board....Naish Wood Nulu 11` 4"...despues de hacer un minusioso estudio de las diferentes marcas, me decidi por esta. Te aconsejo que busque la mejor que te convenga de acuerdo con tu peso y estatura, y tu bolsillo. Buena suerte! y a disfrutar de las bellas de nuestras playas y lagos.

Thank you! Great video! Any suggestions on brands? I have a foam board now and am looking to upgrade. Thanks!

Thanks for the lesson!

Thanks mate! Tips are of a great use to me. Gonna follow them this summer. Have you got such a build by just paddling? ))) I wish I was as developed.

Thank you so much.

Thanks very much 😊👍

Thanks for the basic lesson, can you give some tip on purchase one to race? I'm 5'2" and 115 lbs. I would like to race in the lake and river, others told me to purchase the 12'6" board, is it too big for my height? Thanks for your response. Odette

Thanks for the video.

the water is so clear