Learning to walk the centerline of your paddle board seems elusive, scary and impossible for many paddlers. The problem lies not knowing where the balanced middle of the your board is in everyday paddling. Kelly Margetts, a retired top Australian...
When I first started stand up paddle boarding, I had a voracious appetite to learn. To support my quest I searched and read everything and anything I could on HOW TO for SUP technique. I was constantly seeing “stack the...
It seems like everywhere you click or scroll these days, you’re bombarded by several options for coaching be it in person, remote/online, or in groups. Here are our top 10 tips to consider when hiring a new coach.1.) What is...
The interplay of the board, body, paddle, water and wind can make or brake (pun intended) your hulls ability to move forward in the water. In experimenting with what works and what doesn’t, I have listed the following points to...
Yeah, I said it. CRAPPY INFLATABLE PADDLE BOARDS are just that. Consumers are getting told they are buying a premium paddle board and in reality are buying a model that should only sell for half of what they’re paying. In order for...
Connect your coiled safety leash on your race boards at the front of the cockpit. This allows you to have an uncluttered step back for bracing moves and pivot turns. If your board has no connection point here, we sell...
To maintain primary and dynamic balance the key is in your stance and whether its Athletic or not. Let’s define primary and dynamic balance as follows. PRIMARY: The ability to stand up and maintain a modicum of alignment and posture without...
Many paddlers tremendously overreach their stroke. Overreach emphasizes a delay in efficiency, and counter-intuitively leads to less power and less overall speed. Problems incurred from paddle overreach include; Creates forward, off balance posture. Disassociation of paddle purpose - the stroke...
Paddle control and efficiency is impulsed by using the top hand, arm and shoulder. When you start your stroke, coordinate this linkage for an efficient, and less stressful (Injury Prevention) technique. You will notice when focusing on this alignment how...
Burying the blade of your paddle and feeling the pressure is fundamental for an effective catch! The next step in the sequence is creating a linkage with an assertive pull. This pull phase is short and will have you take...
