How to SUP - The Beginner's Quick Start Guide to Paddle Boarding

In this video we go through the essential skills to get started stand up paddling. Tips for the beginner SUP paddler who needs to learn the safety basics of paddle boarding.
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[@teayne773]

This was so helpful I wished I would have watched it before I went out this weekend

[@notl33t]

top notch editing! I snorted at "bye ken"

[@Phrancis5]

I paddled my local lake near Portland and there were literally over 100 new SUP paddlers coming at me and 2/3rds of them were on this costco BG board. Most of em weren't standing up. It was my first board too, so get that it's a hard value to beat, but it's slow and doesn't track well once you've gotten better. I wonder how many of these board will be returned at the end of summer...

[@eriko184]

Another enjoyed video with great simple tips, thanks.

[@moiratowriss-smith1422]

Excellent video. Straight to the point.

[@qfan8852]

Well... I got the "climb back up" part practiced. Now have to go back to how to stand 🤣

[@PaddleTV]

Ha!

[@LetsGoPaddling]

Thanks Ken! Forwarded to my sister... 😁

[@PaddleTV]

Cheers!

[@learntechwithruth2147]

So you fell off on purpose for this video? That’s dedication to the channel!

[@annetteleggett9854]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@PaddleTV]

My pleasure!

[@Timburgess1812]

Thanks Ken, really helpful!

[@PaddleTV]

Cheers!

[@torelliandreadogacademy42]

I would like to ask you a question. If we have 2 identical SUP boards .. same construction material .. same shape .. same width, lets say 75 cm with the same paddler but different length. One 3 meters and the other 4.5 mmeters. Which one will be the fastest? and the difference in speed will be significant or very minimal? Thank you very much

[@Gulgonful]

What in the world is goin on with the veg and shoreline at 5:33?!

[@peterkitchener8787]

I hate to say this...but he's doing it WRONG !!! He's not fell off once like the "Pro's" here.

[@peterkitchener8787]

Wait he just did :)

[@PaddleTV]

:)

[@sportsbetking9147]

You holding the paddle wrong buddy

[@stevensmith1911]

Actually, he is holding it correctly. The curve goes forward.

[@BrucePritchett]

​@@stevensmith1911 It's backward.

[@canoedoc2390]

Is there any other "paddle sport" that is more mindlessly trendy, yet totally useless, than paddle boarding? If you intend to go for a swim, why is it necessary to first waste money on a paddle board?

[@wematanye533]

Why do you care? If it gets people on the water then it's serving a purpose. People swamp canoes all the time but that doesn't make them useless.