Strokes & Braces
The forward stroke is the most important thing you do when you're paddling. It's what you do most often.…
When we're forward paddling we want to be as efficient as possible and one way to do that is to make…
Quite often you're going to want to turn or spin the kayak around or pivot so that you want to be turned…
The Bow Draw is a great technique for making quick changes of direction when traveling forward. It…
Sometimes you want to make your kayak go sideways and the most elegant way to do that is by using a…
Let's segue from doing the Sculling Brace, which is to provide pressure to allow the kayak to be leaned…
Let's take a look at one of the strokes in the bracing family at the entry level. We have done High…
There are two major forms of braces we need to look at. There's the low brace and the high brace. And…
Another anti-capsize stroke is the high brace. You want to be careful with this one, but it's…
Braces are used to recover when you're thrown off balance and although you can use it while paddling a…
The high brace lean turn is virtually the same as the low brace lean turn, only you will be using a high…
This video demonstrates the Greenland Balance Brace technique. Concentrating on the basics of body…
Surfing on an SUP is definitely one of the most unique feelings in the world, and it's often enough…
Today, we're going to go over some tips to make standup paddling that much easier. At Werner, we love to…
There are lots of board and fin combinations out there, and those have a dramatic effect on your board…
Most people are concerned with how to get their standup paddle board moving forward, but it's just as…
Hi, I'm Robert Stehlik with Blue Planet Surf. And I'm going to talk about the five most common mistakes…
Hi, I'm Robert Stehlik with Blue Planet Surf and today I'm going to talk a little bit about accelerating…
Today I'm going to show you how to do my favorite turn, the Cross Bow turn. It comes in really handy,…
When I do a lesson, a lot of times if people learn quickly, I'll get into some more advanced stuff right…
Now that you're standing on the board and ready to paddle, have your hand placed about halfway down the…
By Rob Casey reprinted with permission from: Stoke Magazine One of the most talked about and…
It doesn't matter how good your balance is, at some point, you're going to lose it; that's where bracing…
No matter where you paddle, learning proper technique is going to allow you to paddle the most…