Practicing using your core on land to improve paddle stroke / How to SUP

One of the first things you can do as a beginner paddleboarder to improve your on water technique is work on your paddling technique. A common mistake is not using your core muscles when you paddle, instead you are likely to be using your arm muscles which will limit the power of your paddle stroke. Not engaging your core will mean you will likely struggle to paddle into wind, cross wind or paddle into waves - so its a really good beginner technique to learn to really improve your fun on the water!
In this video we look at how to work on engaging your core during your paddle stroke by learning the movements and motions needed via some simple exercises. These exercises can be practices at home OR on the water allowing you to build up the muscle memory you will need.
A good powerful paddle stroke will help you enjoy your SUPing even more, so if you are a beginner paddler, give this a go.

[@oldskull70]

These videos are helping me a lot ! Thanks and congrats ! Great Video !!!

[@SUPboardermag]

Happy to hear that!

[@beataory]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I needed that.

[@SUPboardermag]

No problem!

[@luke_atthat]

Nice tip, neat, brief and precise.

[@SUPboardermag]

Glad you liked it!

[@szymongrabarczyk3561]

Its like practising driving on racing games.

[@FLAVILOM1962]

great

[@SUPboardermag]

Glad you like it

[@Chrisjazzbrown]

Thanks. How can we practice step back turns on land?

[@SUPboardermag]

We are putting together a video this week for this.

[@pedronrivera22]

In dragon boating we sit right next to the pool and practice our strokes that way. Not sure if works for this as well.

[@SUPboardermag]

Yeah it does. Good comment

[@gregjohnson7232]

Actually, the opposite knee should lead in the bending part of the stroke.

[@SUPboardermag]

Thanks for the comment Greg. With everyones different sizes or body and limb I think everyone might be different in the way they have to move to get a good paddle stroke, for me, bending the paddle side knee just helps me get a better reach and encourages the bending at the hips and paddling with the core which is what we are really trying to encourage people to do here over paddling with their arms. The real detail of getting the best / most powerful stroke is a vast vast subject ..... I think everyone has to figure out what works for them to be able to get the nice long reach :) Cheers, Will