Efficient Sea Kayak Forward Paddling Technique
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- A brief look at the fundamentals of an efficient forwards paddling stroke in Sea Kayaking. Forwards paddling is the most important technique we have and it's always worth focusing and developing further... After 20 years of paddling, I'm still tweeking, developing and changing things in my own forwards paddling stroke and the learning definitely never stops and this short video highlights just a few of the basics.
Forwards Paddling technique is the thing we do the most and developing it can really make the difference in being able to paddle further, more powerfully and to build that extra reserve when the wind picks up, when we want to make an open crossing, or spend the extra time playing in a tide race of in the Surf.
It's often a stroke we overlook as it's complex, but it's also something we can always come back to on those easy days on the lake or the Sea and for us living far away form the Sea it means we can really make the most of our trips there.
Thanks for watching and please let us know your thoughts,
Cheers,
Dave
Hightide, Switzerland
This is probably the best forward stroke instructional I have ever seen. In the 16 years I have been instructing, this is the closest I have ever seen to the stroke that I teach my students. Extremely well done, simply explained, and easy to apply! I will certainly be adapting some of the techniques in this video to my clinics.
Excellent tutorial. Instructors take note! Beautifully demonstrates the "forward hand across the horizon" concept, torso rotation and pressure on the foot peg. It's a high angle forward stroke demo but the same principles apply for low angle recreational sea kayaking/kayak touring. Some nice tips for teaching.
Thanks for your feedback Mike, I appreciate it, and absolutely with you on the low angle technique, thanks for adding that. Cheers, Dave
Well the boat is swinging side to side. Basics there but paddling too wide from the boat and not fully engaging paddle.
Poor demo and this technique would not be good in rough seas. Need full paddle engagement
@@grahambartram1962 wtf does "paddle engagement" mean
Brilliant No BS Instructions. I Kayak fish on my channel and you were referred to me from my subbies. Thank you
Wow. Finally. That was what I am looking for. Thanks a lot for this perfect tut.
Excellent, clearly explained. This is going to help me heaps as a beginner.
Small tip, in your surfski, angle your pedals back a notch, your demo of technique results in back and forth steering input.
Very, very helpful! I'm not very experienced and this made some important things clear. Thank you.
There is always room for improvement - thanks for the video
Thanks for writing, most appreciated
Absolutely brilliant tutorial!
Iv just started learning to paddle a sea kayak so this is perfect 👍
Thanks for the positive feedback, most appreciated. Enjoy your paddling :-) Cheers, Dave
Great video, nice demonstrations and explanations.
thanks for a great educational resource
Thank You! This video is very helpful and great.
Excelente maestro, muy clara la explicación, gracias!
Awesome! TY
Any kayak fisherman/woman here trying to learn how to paddle better? I bought a lifetime tamarack angler 100 and can only go about 2-2.5 mph according to my GPS/Fish finder. Curious how much faster I can go in it since it's a lot wider than these kinds of kayaks. Also I'm only in the harbor(only been out twice) and when the wind kicks in it's quite a workout! 😂 Thanks for the video. Would u consider making a video trying to take a fishing kayak out to sea and seeing how you do in that? Curious about a person who is in the sport of kayaking would do and their thoughts on taking a fishing kayak out to sea(paddle only).
Stay blessed 🙏
Great set of videos! Well done. One thing I’ve noticed with some paddlers, like Marcus Cooper Walz, the best of the best is that they have a relaxed top left hand but a stronger grip on right hand top. You do the same, so you’re in top company!. Any thoughts on this pretty trivial thing I suppose. One of my favourite paddlers is Adam Van Koevaden, both hands really relaxed, thumbs and fingers hardly touching the paddle shaft. He is about only one I’ve seen this with. Most have a stronger control side hand grip.
thanks !
Finally... so hard to find anything good
Great video. A video series around the basics of paddling would do very well on TH-cam if shot and presented in this way. Frankly just hour long videos of Dave's beautiful paddling stroke would do me! Seriously though, besides Ivan Lawler (UK) and Oscar Chalupsky (SA) nobody is doing this well. And the production values of this vid, if rolled out across a full series would be huge.
The guys in the video do not paddle as you say they should - their body stays stiff while they rely entirely on the strength of their arms. That is very common on the water, indeed.
How often do you get to use the extra paddle set?
Schön erklärt👌grad erst gseh das ihr us CH sind😁Grüess usm Nordä🇸🇪
Понимаю примерно 40-50% )))
Is it important to have fixed paddles for your feet to push off ?? The kayak I chose has a rudder I can apply a light amount when the rudder is strapped down!!
Thanks
Hey Tom,
To achieve the best connection and the most efficient power transfer fixed footrests are the best. To be honest, most sea kayaks don't need a rudder, as soon as you're confident with your edging (on the outside edge) and paddle strokes, you can correct and turn effectively without the need of a rudder. You could consider putting in fixed footrests, and convert your rudder into a skeg.
When you have good foot pressure on the footrest and a solid connection through the body while turning, and you'll also notice a difference in how the boat reacts. It's the same idea of pushing your boat away from the paddle with the same foot: It helps to get the boat on the correct edge and create an efficient power transfer.
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Dave
@@HightideSeekajak yes Dave that makes since . Il fix the foot rests temporarily and practice the technique.
Thanks agen for the advice David👍
You should look at your own video. Your demo onshore is great but in the kayak you're not rotating as much. The first part of the stroke is the most important bury the paddle blade.
Big error. He holds onto stroke too long. The blade should not go past the hip and the top hand not past the face. Otherwise you are wasting energy and slowing the boat down on each stroke. The efficient stroke is very short and vertical. Don’t want to push water down or up or away or towards the boat
I’m a certified ocean instructor
How about a video to illustrate your point? With the video speed set to .25, at 1:39 the blade is coming out of the water as it passes his hips. I think you are nit picking and certainly not pointing out a “big error”.
@@evanshaw17If you treat your clients like you do someone who has gone to some considerable time and expense to try to explain an element of their favourite sport so others can learn, I think you need to look at our training technique. Nobody is perfect, but if you had been generous with your critique rather than coming across as a grumpy curmudgeon, it would have been much better.
Time for man bun delete.
Nice video dump the man bun..
:-)
Pretty sure the man bun gets a pass if you have an accent. 😜
Very nice and clearly video, you certainly put some work in it.
Perfect tutorial - thank you.
I am very much a beginner and truly appreciate you taking time to help those of us with less knowledge to learn.
Keep up the great work and I shall be watching your videos!
Fantastic demonstration and instruction. Thank you!
Great video! Thank you!!!
wher are your safty-line for your padel , you tich other hove to do thing , remember you tich them who have newer do it before , and you have no safty-line in your padel ,hmmmm no good
Superbly explained and filmed - a no naff music too. How instructional videos should be made!
Thank you! Super helpful 🙏🏻
Hello !It is realy good !
Beautifull
👍 bravissimo
greenland paddle forward stroke has a different technique
Ps:good vid though 😉😉
Just curious, the instructor said grip paddle gently with 2 fingers, what if I drop and lost it in the sea， If I paddle alone I would be dead , right?
Thanks for the input :-) I've not dropped my paddle yet but must admit, I tend to overgrip myself when things get a little lively.. perhaps the same thing runs through my head...
On a serious not though, if you can paddle with a relaxed grip, you tend to relax generally so definitely something to aspire to, and I don't paddle with a leash and have never lost my paddle.
I also tend to paddle with friends too to avoid the last part :-)
@@HightideSeekajak Thank you for your update, a leash is a good idea, may be I can bring my own leash onboard and see if it's practical. Thanks again for your video, it help a lot
You are extremely unlikely to ever let go with both hands by mistake while paddling. More common scenarios: 1) You put it down, hoping it stays close by, but it slips away. 2) You capsize and, in a panic, let go with both hands. If you are paddling alone, bring a spare paddle or use a paddle leash.
I always carry a spare paddle.
@@martin.feuchtwanger Nicely put Martin