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Paddleboarding for Beginners | Mistakes You Should Avoid!
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If you’re teaching yourself to paddleboard, you’re very likely to end up making a few mistakes. There are some traps and pitfalls that are so easy to fall into, and we see them on the water every time we go paddling.
While many of the mistakes shown here may not seem particularly serious, they do make it harder to paddle and also do have safety implications, because they reduce your paddling efficiency. You’re doing more work for less reward, or in some cases simply not able to paddle with any speed or power. Which can be dangerous if you need to get back to the shore ...
If you’re teaching yourself to paddleboard, you’re very likely to end up making a few mistakes. There are some traps and pitfalls that are so easy to fall into, and we see them on the water every time we go paddling.
While many of the mistakes shown here may not seem particularly serious, they do make it harder to paddle and also do have safety implications, because they reduce your paddling efficiency. You’re doing more work for less reward, or in some cases simply not able to paddle with any speed or power. Which can be dangerous if you need to get back to the shore ...
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How To Turn Like A Pro! | Never Fall Off Your Board Again
Просмотров 7 тыс.Месяц назад
For more information about all things SUP, check out SUPBoardGuide.com by clicking the link below: www.supboardguide.com/ Turning is a surprisingly under-rated skill in stand-up paddleboarding. Many people make the mistake of assuming that better turning means needing to walk to the back of the board and sink the tail, so they never learn how to turn their board hard and fast by just using thei...
What Size and Shape Paddle Board Do I Need? SUP Pro Explains Paddle Board Shapes and Sizes.
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For more information about all things SUP, check out SUPBoardGuide.com by clicking the link below: www.supboardguide.com/ The paddleboard market can seem very confusing, a veritable jungle of numbers, measurements, parameters, shapes and sizes. Information overload - what do they all mean and which ones actually matter? In this video, we’ll go through the various factors one by one and help you...
The Best Inflatable Paddleboard Cyber Monday Deals 2023 | Top Brands With HUGE Discounts!!
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Head to SBG to see all the best Cyber Monday SUP deals: www.supboardguide.com/black-friday-stand-up-paddle-board-deals/ Head straight to the Cyber Monday SUP deals: iRocker - geni.us/iRocker-HP Isle - geni.us/isle-reviews Outdoor Master - geni.us/outdoormaster-pump Gili - geni.us/gili-hp Sea Gods - geni.us/Seagods-SUPs Thurso - geni.us/thurso Bluefin - geni.us/bluefin-black-friday Bote - geni.u...
4 Pillars of SUP Safety
Просмотров 7839 месяцев назад
For more information about all things SUP, check out SUPBoardGuide.com by clicking the link below: www.supboardguide.com/ There’s a lot of information online about paddleboarding safety but it’s nearly always about what safety equipment you need - which is actually just one part of the picture. Supboardguide.com writer Bill Dawes has been National Safety Officer for New Zealand stand up paddleb...
4 Golden Rules of SUP Safety Equipment
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For more information about all things SUP, check out SUPBoardGuide.com by clicking the link below: www.supboardguide.com/ Having the right safety equipment is very important, but there is a lot more to it than just buying some gear and hoping for the best. Supboardguide.com writer Bill Dawes has been National Safety Officer for New Zealand stand up paddleboarding for many years, during which ti...
4 Ways to Improve Your Stand Up Paddle Boarding | Paddle Boarding Tips from SupBoardGuide.com
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.Год назад
For more information about all things SUP, check out SUPBoardGuide.com by clicking the link below: www.supboardguide.com/ In this video we’re discuss how you go about improving your stand up paddleboarding. There is much more to it than just the actual physical action of what you do on the water. If you’re just wanting some quick tips on technique adjustments to improve your stroke or increase ...
3 Ways to Paddle Faster | Paddle Boarding Tips from SupBoardGuide.com
Просмотров 30 тыс.Год назад
For more information about all things SUP, check out SUPBoardGuide.com by clicking the link below: www.supboardguide.com/ Paddling faster isn’t just for racers; every paddler benefits from being able to step it up a bit when they need to. So is it something you need to learn how to do, or is it something that you just do? It seems kind of intuitive - you just, well, paddle faster, right? But wh...
Blackfin Model X & XL Review | One Of The Top All-Around SUPs for 2023
Просмотров 13 тыс.Год назад
For current pricing on the Blackfin X & XL click the links below: geni.us/Blackfin-Model-X-YT geni.us/Blackfin_Model_XL_YT For in-depth written reviews of the X & XL board click the links below: www.supboardguide.com/blackfin-model-x-review/ www.supboardguide.com/blackfin-model-xl-review/ Unboxing and inflating the Blackfin X and XL brought an immediate bright and energized vibe to our office, ...
ISLE Pioneer Pro Series Review 2023 | Amazing All-Around SUP/Kayak Board
Просмотров 10 тыс.Год назад
For current pricing on the ISLE Explorer Pro series click the links below: ISLE Pioneer Pro 9'6": geni.us/Isle-Pioneer-Pro-9-6yt ISLE Pioneer Pro 10'6": geni.us/Isle-PioneerPro-10-6yt ISLE Pioneer Pro 11'6": geni.us/IslePioneerPro-11-6yt For in-depth written reviews of each ISLE Pioneer Pro series board click the link below: ISLE Pioneer Pro 10'6": www.supboardguide.com/isle-10-6-pioneer-pro-re...
ISLE Explorer Pro Series Review 2023 | Adventure SUP/Kayak Combo
Просмотров 6 тыс.Год назад
For current pricing on the ISLE Explorer Pro series click the links below: ISLE Explorer Pro 12': geni.us/Isle-Explorer-Pro-12yt ISLE Explorer Pro 14': geni.us/Isle-Explorer-Pro-14yt For an in-depth written reviews of the ISLE Explorer Pro series click the link below: ISLE Explorer Pro 12': www.supboardguide.com/isle-12-explorer-pro-review/ This ISLE Explorer Pro Series review is one we looked ...
ISLE Switch 2-in-1 SUP/Kayak Review 2022
Просмотров 12 тыс.Год назад
For current pricing on the ISLE Switch click the link below: geni.us/isle-switch For an in-depth written review of the ISLE Switch click the link below: www.supboardguide.com/isle-switch-sup-kayak-review/ The ISLE Switch is one of the most versatile SUPs we’ve ever tested. With its 2 in 1 SUP/Kayak capabilities, impressive stability, advanced construction, and inclusive kit, the Switch has easi...
ISLE Pioneer 2.0 SUP Review 2022
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For Current Pricing on the ISLE Pioneer 2.0 click the link below: geni.us/isle-pioneer-2 For a full detailed written review of the ISLE Pioneer 2.0 click the link below: www.supboardguide.com/isle-pioneer-106-inflatable-sup-review/ The ISLE Pioneer 2.0 is an affordable, stability-focused option that can suit a wide range of paddlers. Whether that be entry-level paddlers needing extra support, h...
How Improve Your Balance On a Paddleboard
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For more information about all things SUP, check out SUPBoardGuide.com by clicking the link below: www.supboardguide.com/ For some people, stand up paddle boarding comes super easily, while for others, it can feel like more of a challenge even after a couple of sessions. If you're part of the latter group, don't worry; there's loads of things you can do to improve your balance on a paddleboard....
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Thank you. Great tips. Love the dry sense of humor. Did not find you condescending at all since I know nothing.
Great video, thanks
This is great stuff thank you, tried it for the first time today without any guidance and did ok, but this has been invaluable for outing number 2 !
Great video. Straight forward. I don't think he's condescending at all.
How to counteract the impact of sideways waves. thanks for any tips you may suggest
Firstly, it's important to understand that your balance and ability to deal with sideways waves will get better over time and practice. However, concentrating on keeping your head up, so you're not looking down, and most importantly of all, keeping paddling, will make a huge difference. You get a major amount of stability from your paddling - when your paddle is in the water during the power phase of the stroke, it is effectively acting as a third point of contact, helping you stabilise and balance. The size of your board will also have some impact on this; if you're on too narrow a board then side chop is much harder to deal with. But as said, practice is the best thing, while keeping your head up and maintaining your paddling. Hope this helps, best of luck!
GILI BUYER BEWARE. GILI has terrible google reviews and my experience is confirming that. My first ISUP order simply never arrived. Got a refund and ordered a second time. This time received the wrong color. No way to talk to a human about it. Only voicemail and email. Seeing other reviews makes me worry I won’t have my issue resolved. SUPboardGuide: y’all should check google reviews before recommending a brand.
Excellent thank you for this great video
do you think 34" is wide enough if im a beginner, 200lb, and just using the iSUP for fishing?
Yes, it should be fine, assuming it's also reasonably wide in the nose and tail as well. (As we discuss in the video, it's not just maximum width, the plan shape matters also, particularly when it comes to determining stability.). If you're going to be carrying a whole lot of weight when you go fishing (food, drink, tackle, clothes etc!), or indeed you're planning on catching a whole lot of fish, you may want to go a bit wider still. But overall, 34" would be a sensible starting point, for sure.
What a gentleman 🎉
No appropriate first aid kit or safety knife. Why?
Ok, great questions, both these items come up regularly in sup safety forum discussions. Firstly, re knives. Absolutely an essential part of safety equipment for many activities, but there really isn't any feasible scenario where it's going to be of use on a SUP. As said this conversation comes up regularly, but no-one has yet come up with or heard of a SUP-related situation where a knife would have been of use. (Other than overnighting/camping situations, where obviously a knife will be part of your kit). If you want to carry one fine, but almost certainly not going to get any use, and is just going to add unecessary weight to your body. Likewise, a first aid kit. Again, if you're going way off grid, back country camping or whatever, then of course yes, it will be part of your equipment. But for regular paddling, it simply isn't going to be of any practical use. Actually needing to use a first aid kit is an incredibly unlikely scenario - what's actually going to happen that requires first aid? And even if some bizarre freak accident did happen, on a board in the middle of the ocean or lake is no place to be trying to do first aid anyway. In any sort of medical emergency, the first priority should be to get the victim ashore and into the hands of the professionals. Comms are what will matter. First aid kits tend to break Golden Rule #2, as well. It's not really practical to carry it on your person, so therefore it's almost certainly going to be in a dry bag attached to your board. Therefore it's not going to be instantly to hand. The issue with paddleboarding is that we're not like kayaks; we don't have the capacity to carry lots of cargo. Realistically, the only safe place to ensure it's easily accessible is on your body. Which is moving a lot, and you really don't want to be carrying any more weight than you absolutely have to. In the early days of SUP we all carried loads of safety gear but you quite quickly realise that you're simply not actually ever going to need it, and it's just getting in the way, and adding weight. Concentrate on comms, and the essentials of appropriate PFD, leash and clothing, and you're sorted. If you're leading a group on the water then the of course situation is slightly different, and carrying some extra safety gear for the group is a smart plan. But that's a different topic altogether.
Why are you looking down at the board at every stroke
Heh, well spotted. It's a consequence of concentrating on getting a good catch for the camera. You're absolutely right, there's no need to look down on every stroke normally.
Good tips but a bit of a condescending tone. Always good to take the humble path, no matter how much one knows.
Agreed. Great tips. Appalling attitude
A climber with 20 years of experience died recently in my hometown. He went to the lake and the temperature changed quickly.. His wife survived because she wore a life jacket but not him. Don't overestimate your talents
I have been paddling for 10 years, for 6 multiple times a week for hour and I still watched your video 😊
Nice one, hopefully you found a few things of use in it? It's one of the great things about the SUP stroke, there's always more to learn, more to understand. Bill has been paddling even longer than your impressive stats, yet he's the first to admit that he's still learning all the time and he certainly doesn't have all the answers yet.
I’m excited to try these!!!
excellent video..
Great video! Highly instructional, I need to try these moves out next time I'm out at the lake!
Go for it! Let us know how you get on.
Wow, I can't wait to try these! Thank you very much!
I have only been on a SUP twice and am so happy to have found this video. It is extremely helpful, so well explained and useful for absolute beginners. You must be an extraordinary coach. Thank you for this video!
I would love a very low priced all in one package for some people that don't have anything .
What does it men "with the walve closed?
@summertime35 The valve (where you connect the hose from the pump) has an open position, and a closed position. The open position is when the centre pin is down, and air can leave the board. However, when you want to pump the board up, the valve needs to be in the closed (centre pin up) position.
Instructions unclear, I’ve eaten a whole pint of ice cream
@tobybatt3720 Well, nothing like a bit of carb loading before your paddle session :-)
Am about to get my first board. Am so glad I watched this - will be watching again when I inflate it and before I get on it! Thanks!!
@FionaJane-vc2tw Great stuff. Hope it goes really well! You got this... :-)
.more videos!😊
The music woke my dog. It is about 10 times louder than the yapping.
great instructional video!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks you for the information.
Its fun to point out so many mistakes I did my first time after watching these.
I’ve just started pb. This is the best channel in RUclips if you really want to learn it. Best teacher for sure
I believe you. Best explanation I’ve heard so far.
Great great video. I was looking for paddle length too. Perhaps you have a separate video on that? Thank you for helping us all get better safely.
@johnson7228 This is a complex one that is determined by a whole lot of different variables. What I'd recommend is that you read our article on choosing a paddle, you'll find plenty of information (towards the bottom of the article) on paddle length www.supboardguide.com/how-to-choose-a-sup-paddle/
Thank you. Will do. Another thing is stance. I see people with feet even on the deck. I have also seen recommendations that it is better to put 1 foot forward. The foot forward should be the one opposite the side you are paddling on. Do you have a pointer to a stance article or video? Thanks in advance!
@@johnson7228 Actually we don't have a vid on stances. Great suggestion, we'll add that to our shoot list. In short though, if you're paddling a recreational board on relatively flat water, then the 'square' stance as shown in this vid - feet side by side, either side of the handle - is absolutely fine. A staggered stance, with one foot further back than the other, does indeed have certain benefits in certain conditions and environments. But it needs to be done right and, and generally our advice will always be to stick with straight stance unless you're getting into paddling in rough conditions, river or surf paddling, or specifically working on sprinting technique.
@@supboardguide Right On! Thank you for your help!
Yes I made all of them yesterday and yes it was so unstable……….😂 thank you for this video..…….
You’re welcome 😊
Is your paddle long enough? What about leverage and longer paddles?
@arjandejonge Is this a question for me, as in is my own paddle long enough? Or are you meaning it as a general question. For sure, if your paddle is too short it tends to naturally shorten the stroke. You can't get it in far enough forward, and you can't get it deep enough. Fine for super quick short strokes, like in a sprint or when you're catching a wave. But very much akin to cycling in too high a gear, you're throwing a whole lot of petrol into the engine, not necessarily for very much reward. However, if your paddle is too long, it pushes your top arm too high, requires a wider release and generally slows your cadence down. So yes, definitely, having the right length of paddle for your style of stroke is hugely important. The general trend over the last few years has been towards shorter paddles. Pretty much every athlete I have worked with has followed this trend and benefited from it. (Although not ad infinitum. In general, they found that a few inchs shorter than the old 'shaka overhead' has delivered entirely positive results, but it very quickly becomes apparent when you go too short. it's definitely not a case of the shorter the better). Paddle length is an entire topic in itself, but hopefully this helps a bit?
Haha I watched both the first and second happen at the lake today.
We need Explorer in ISLE EU store.
2nd video and I've already learned a great deal! My question is: how do inflatable paddle boards hold up to solid boards?
@MrTherem15 This a great question and we address it in a whole lot of detail in this blog post, which we hope you find useful. www.supboardguide.com/are-inflatable-paddleboards-good/
Is there anyway to message you? I’m 5’1 and 120 lbs. I’m looking for an iSUP to use on the ocean and lakes. I might do some yoga on the board. I like to use it as a kayak also but have not felt the need to add a seat when I do this.. I’m looking at Gili boards. Do you have any recommendations? I enjoy your videos. Thank you!!
@katherinebeachy1971 Ok, so you've got quite a tricky set of requirements there. On the one hand, because you're petite you really don't want too big a board. However, the yoga/kayak requirements both kinda push in the other direction. If all these requirements have about the same importance then an all-round board of around 32" with an all over deck cover would be ideal. But if it's primarily about paddling I'd suggest something just slightly narrower; 31" or even 30" wide.
I've heard that you should commit your weight to the resistance of the catch, to the degree that you can lift the far foot from the board. Is this a useful idea?
@marionsutcliffe1119 I freely admit that I have not heard this one before. It's a really interesting suggestion and I will explore it next time I'm on the water. My initial thoughts, from trying this in the studio, is that yes, for sure, the far heel ought to be able to lift up, as your weight drives forward onto your toes. However, lifting the entire foot off the board sounds as though it could be very destabilising. Unless you're on a very round hulled board (uncommon these days) the general aim is to keep the board running flat and smooth. So lifting the foot off might not be wise. However, I'm saying all this without having actually tried it yet. So, watch this space!
@marionsutcliffe1119 Ok, I have spent some time exploring this, and I couldn't find any merit in it at all, it was in fact deeply destabilising. Allowing your heel to come up, yes. But there's simply no way that your foot can come off completely, the balance is all wrong. I suspect that this simply might be a 'lost in translation' thing, and whoever you heard this from was referring to letting the heel come up, rather than actually lifting the foot come off completely. Have you given it a try yourself?
@@supboardguide Thanks for checking it out! This was about lifting the foot entirely - I found another video that showed this as a balance drill, not just for the catch - multiple strokes on one leg. I did try but it was a complete non-starter. I'm working on getting confidence shuffling my feet around a bit, as well as brief heel-toe lifting to unblock my feet.
@@marionsutcliffe1119 Ah, ok! So yes, that is a thing. But you need to put your other foot right on the center line when you do it, in order to balance the board. And it's really not anything to do with good or proper paddling. What you're doing is great though; getting used to moving about on the board really helps you become lighter on your feet and also significantly reduces the tension in your legs and stops the build up of lactic acid in the feet. Happy paddling!
Absolutely excellent video, exactly what I wanted. Perfect explanation. I am about to buy a board and my questions are answered 🙏😊
@edwingramba8743 thanks for the feedback, great to hear that you found it useful. Good luck with that board!
Hi, great review! How would you compare the XL to HOBIE RECON SUP? They seem very similar. Thanks
This was very well explained,thank you.i subscribed.
Such a fantastic explanation. Thank you very much!
I wonder can they make something with a board shape keeping it high tech made? Cause these boards look not very attractive because of a boring sausage-like shape
I have two pioneer 3 and 1 switch 3. These things are all awesome.
Honu, Gili, Atoll, and may be Sea Cods for my wife ;) Honu is actually a SUP “Apple”. It’s a masterpiece
By looking at how it wobbles on a water in this video, I wouldn't say this is stable enough board for a relaxation and having fun. 12.6" appears to be better in this discipline but that's a monster. Thanks for the review. It was on my check list, but now drops down. PS It's not flat enough at a bottom. It has a kayak shape being loaded.
New subscriber. Thank you for the good tips. Greetings from Germany ❤🎉
Explorer Pro looks great. Unfortunately, I found out that although Isle sells their boards in the EU, Explorer series boards are offered only in the US and Canada. Which board would be the most comparable to the longer Explorer Pro? Maybe something similar is available in the EU.
Good advice. and so true about looking at the paddle board and balancing. Made all the difference, when I stopped doing that.
Great instructions. But it seems to me that your paddle goes too low/deep in the water? That is, you bend too much downwards with every stroke? As you said, the paddle blade should be all submerged. But it doesn't need to be 2 feet down?
@jsjs6751 The reality is that it's almost impossible to put that paddle in too deeply. Pushing it down is a guaranteed way to generate power. I could show you a stack of pix of top paddlers bent so far over that their back is horizontal. It will never hurt the stroke. For sure, it will influence how the stroke develops and what happens next in the power phase, and for some types of paddlers there may be faster stroke styles, but ultimately, a deep stroke will always be a good effective stroke. It's complicated because there are a variety of different ways of getting power out of your stroke, which I didn't get into in the vid because it adds a whole lot of extra complexity to the picture. The points I discuss in the vid are valid for all strokes, but the actual power mechanism can be from compression, twist or thrust, and as said, that's a whole different vid in itself. My preferred method is compression, whereby I am using my upper body weight and muscles to power the paddle downwards, which generates a whole lot of power. The way I coach the stroke generally is to start by getting my client comfortable with a compression stroke (ie primarily downwards), because that sorts out so many of the fundamental issues that most people have with their set up and catch. Once that's all good, and a really strong early catch has been achieved, we can then look at fine tuning how the power phase develops. Which may well mean for some people a little bit less bend, and a slightly shallower paddle. Sorry, this probably doesn't help at all. The stroke is such a complex beast, it's impossible to do it justice in a few paragraphs!
@billdawes123 Thanks for your write-up.
OK…. Interesting but…. My five pence…. Need much more rotation on the catch phase! Compress on the catch! Move your feet! Need the paddle out of the water by/before you reach your feet!
@RobertHooper-b3r By rotation do you mean hip twist? That's a whole subject in itself. The twist stroke was where the paddleboarding stroke started, and many athletes still use it. But from around 2015 onwards the much more forward-focussed compression-based and thrust-based strokes have kinda pushed twist out of the limelight. Look at any race fleet now and you'll see some athletes with some twist in their stroke but plenty with none at all. I didn't reference it here because it actually doesn't work for a lot of people. Some people are natural twisters, others not. (I will be doing a vid on this soon). As for moving the feet... Move them where? Not quite sure where you're going with that one. And as for the paddle out of the water by the time you reach your feet; that's one of these crazy myths that have become pervasive, indeed we are actually right now working on a 'myth-busting' series of videos looking at weird misunderstandings like this that have been repeated so often that they become seen as gospel. You absolutely do NOT need to take your paddle out before it reaches your feet. This idea that it will suddenly slam the brakes on if it passes your feet is just nonsense. There is still plenty of absolutely useful and perfectly good power to be had at that point of the stroke. Again, just watch any top racer, and you'll see that their paddle passes their feet (other than in super-high-cadence sprinting). It's all about how you control and steer the paddle through the water when it's back at that point, and how you're applying the power to it with your hands. Yes, for sure there are inefficient things you can do with your paddle when it reaches your feet, but there are also good things. Focussing on taking the paddle out when reaches your feet all too often results in a really uncomfortable inefficient stroke, particularly for people for whom a lower cadence longer stroke is much more natural and comfortable. I see this all the time in my coaching; people obsessing about something like this, and horrified when I suggest they relax and let the paddle come up and out of the water at a more natural point in the stroke cycle, rather than obsessing about the feet thing. But then they pretty much instantly start going much faster, further, easier and more smoothly once they do find their proper, natural stroke cycle. The way you take the paddle out of the water has far more consequence than where you take it out of the water. Paddling is such a complex thing. I'm sure I say it in this vid, I certainly say it many of the other ones on this channel; there are so many ways it can be done, and there is absolutely no one right way to do it properly. Any rule you try and impose on paddling; you'll find someone doing something different and making it work. It's the most fascinating sport to coach that I've ever worked in. Anyway, hope this helps clarify things a bit.
Enjoy your lessons