Travis Grant's New Paddle Stroke Technique
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2016
- Champion SUP and canoe paddler Travis Grant shares with us his new paddle stroke technique which he learned from paddling guru John Puakea.
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It's a huge difference in stroke. I naturally fell into doing the "new" way, with minimal twisting, lots of upper arm pressure, and really forcing my torso forward and down with each stroke. Still experimenting which is fun
The reason longer strokes - extending the blade well behind the body, while pressing down-and-aft with the top arm - work, is that the blade is still locked in the water mass, and that you can use it as an anchor point to, in effect, pull your hip *to* your top _pressing hand,_ as it swings down, thus propelling the paddleboard forward, much like poling a boat.
As in outrigger canoeing, the faster, shorter, front-powered strokes ( called "huti pe'e" = leaping pull, in Tahitian ), are used mainly for acceleration ( e.g. for sprinting, or catching waves ), as well as for going against the elements ( chop, swell, wind, current ), when the latter snuff the paddleboard's momentum too quickly, and rear-powered strokes won't work anymore. This exertion requires excellent cardio and stamina, however, compared to longer strokes ( "huti roa" and "huti pa'ari" ), which are, by nature, slower, and require more "muscle" ( i.e. slow-twitch fibers ).
I think paddlers need to watch modern Olympic level cross country skiers double poling, particularly Swiss and Norwegians. It is really similar to what this newer SUP technique is. Hips forward, stay square, load , pull and , preload, then recovery phase. this makes total sense to me.
That was a very good observation
He is using a bent shaft paddle which is a recognition that there is a sweet spot in the stroke, when the blade is more or less vertical. With SUP you have a very long stroke, but a lot of it is inefficient, either trying to lift the boat out of the water, or the water out of the ocean. Don't know what the option is, and it depends on conditions like wind (less or more glide), sprint vs marathon. But it is something to think about.
The idea behind the bent shaft was to configure a paddle that is more efficient when the body is more efficiently positioned. When you go for the longest possible stroke, you are not only out of position with the blade, but also your body. I don't know how much thought went into the paddle design, but it basically looks like they just slapped a marathon angled blade on a long shaft without really any analysis as to whether that lined up body and blade as it does for a seated with legs outstretched and braced, canoe paddler.
So cool to here how he's constantly experimenting with technique.
+Jeff Burton That's why he keeps winning. 😄
Great video! Thanks for the work! (y)
Quite literary the two strokes that I use myself. Very nice.
Thank you very much!
Champion SUP and canoe paddler Travis Grant shares with us his new paddle stroke technique which he learned from paddling guru John Puakea.
Thanks for all the great information your channel provides! What board is that he's on? It has gorgeous lines, and looks like it would be an excellent board for ocean bump riding.
+Remickulous Thanks for your kind words. His board is the NSP DC 17’10 Travis Grant Molokai model.
Is the "Paddling Demonstration" in "Real Time" or in "Slow Motion"?
This is how I intuitively did it as a beginner. Go with your body. Works more core muscles this way. Maybe he hadnt developed them enough to do this first time round. No wonder my girlfriend cant keep up! haha
With the compliments from ...Italy
your bottom hand does most the work i learn from a pro to make top hand do more work than bottom by try to keep bottom elbow with a 15 to 20 degree bend and your top arm pushes the paddle away from you and immagine your feet moving forward too standing taller when recovering paddle and squating slightly when planting the paddle for new stroke
The video is spoiled with the noise of the sea,diificult to listen and understand for a french paddler