Advanced SUP paddle techniques

So you've got the basics of Stand up Paddling down and are looking to increase your skills to the next level. Once you are familiar with basic balance and stance on the board and comfortable with a basic stroke this video will help break down the finer points on how to get more power and efficiency out of your paddling.

[@mainlypilates463]

Love the real time / slow time. Many thanks x

[@lesw9799]

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

[@fhpd350]

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

[@miabobo1]

Thank you! Very clear and helpful!

[@solenpetel2732]

Thank you, very good explanation!

[@mariannehayesantonsen9663]

Thank you, very good explanation 👍😎

[@lov2playtn]

Nice explanation!

[@MTTS-yl1ot]

Thank you, very clear

[@performancelocker1007]

Thanks Peter! Really glad you enjoyed it

[@pitman2911]

Performance Locker other people use pedal opposite side not scoop side in water. why is that and witch is right way. can you please help me out thanks

[@performancelocker1007]

pit man The design of the scoop on an SUP paddle is to maximize the ease and efficiency of entering the panel into the water at the catch phase of the stroke. With the scoop facing away and allows the paddle to slice into the water in countering minimal resistance. Flipping the scoop around decreases the efficiency of the stroke by changing the angle in which the blade enters the water creating unnecessary resistance. It also greatly cuts down on the distance paddler can achieve per stroke by limiting some of the glide. with the blade in the correct position it's able to enter the water smoothly while the board is still gliding forward, when it's flipped around that is no longer possible.

[@pitman2911]

Performance Locker thanks, that helps me alot ,one more thing if you can help me the hard sup or the inflatable one ,which one will you buy and the best one please. Dont want to get one then have to buy another one .

[@performancelocker1007]

That can very much depend on what you are looking for in a board and what kind of paddling you plan on doing. You can contact us at [e-mail] and we'll get you some info on the best board for you!

[@antben]

Excellent

[@adriengoux]

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

[@performancelocker1007]

Limp13 there are two main reasons that we always encourage people to exit the paddle out of the water once it reaches the foot; -once the paddle passes the midpoint of the board The extra energy it takes to drive it is not worth the minimal amount of extra push you will gain from the longer stroke. -The more time the paddle spends in the water on the stroke the more time at spends out of water on the recovery phase. Not only can that slow you down drastically but can also make it very difficult to paddle into wind or waves.

[@jpbolwahnn]

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?

[@performancelocker1007]

JP Bolwahnn it's an app called coaches eye

[@mainlypilates463]

@@performancelocker1007 I can't find coaches eye . Is only android?

[@josecn562]

hermano dice uno que sabe " el panduro de cai " que llevas el remo alrevés, espabila !, un saludito de uno que sabe del barrio de Aver cream !

[@johnpalcon7570]

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

[@cyprusiceman2553]

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!

[@moanacox]

I agree 😊

[@dd-ln3nl]

When loading, it takes up your energy.

[@justamobile]

Isn’t the blade the wrong way around?

[@CaseyStutzman]

That is a common question. SUP paddles are designed to have the blade scooping away from the paddler. This is to help cut down on resistance as the paddle enters into the water. Hope this helps.

[@jackpowers9929]

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.

[@nateross14]

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.

[@draftwood]

Hallelujah, yes, that paddle flex is an energy absorbing event. It's like promoting flex in bike frames as a good thing ( other than comfort).

[@CaseyStutzman]

You are correct, “free” energy does not exists and I could have used better phrasing. The point I was trying to make is much like a swinging golf club a SUP paddle has the potential to store and release energy to make your stroke more efficient. In regards to the comment regarding bike frames I am unaware of companies that purposefully make bike frames that actively flex. My understanding is with a carbon bike frame you would want a stiffer construction to better transfer power from the cranks to the drive train.