Some people learn so quickly it makes you wonder if you actually taught them the skills or if they always knew and were just waiting for someone to let them come out. This young man, Luke was on the SUP for his first time. I only had to show him each skill once and he knew it pretty well. After only about 15 minutes he was out on his own repeting each technique with reasonabl accuracey. Here he is in the motion of removing his paddle shortly after putting on the brakes and coming to a stop in only 4 quick stopping strokes. Notice he is bracing off his thigh to help maintain control. If you are going to paddle, you need to know how to stop quickly. On Saturday, a 12 year old got on his board and before I even got up on mine, he was doing a cross bow draw, a sweep and a stopping stroke. He had never paddled anything before but seemed to know what needed to be done. Im tellin you, nearly anyone can do this. A good way to get started is by paddling around on your knees a little while getting used to the feel of the boards unique stability.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 03:16:21 +0000
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