Kayak Training: Fix my paddling technique.....

[sheepsfoot2]

what's with all the dislikes....he's asking us..for some help..

NOT trying to show us..how to paddle...............bloody half_wits.

[Tual2]

ok so there are a few things

1) lift your upper hand higher (that is, your pushing hand)

2) hold the paddle with both handswider apart

3) yep, and stretch.

[murfleblurg]

I'm sure you've improved by now - I think you were concerned with balance here, and therefore too inhibited to really stretch around - you're trying to keep everything still - a natural instinct. So you end up favoring your right side, and just putting in little recovery strokes on the left, instead of spearing in and twisting. I try to be conscious of moving my arms less, and 'lifting' water out to the side when my stroke goes off . That gets your torso and legs back into it.

[georgiethepuppy]

sorry but you suck. I would use the wors "mincing" to describe tour stroke

[pauliuks50]

you dont seem to use your back :3

[advited29]

I have kayak training every day and im good, so i have the right to say YOU FAIL

[evgeny500]

hey m8, dont forget to pull the leg on the same side where paddle enters into the water and at the same time.

keep training

[paulmen01]

Easy, buy a battery, electric trolling motor, then sit back & drink a beer!

[cathalferris]

The methods that I used to improve people's racing paddling techniques are:

1. paddle with no elbow bending. This forces the shoulder line to rotate compared to the hip line. You should end up with ~120 degrees of motion when viewed from above. Don't bend the elbows to take the paddle out of hte water.

2. Punch forwards and across with the 'high' hand across or above your horizon point, than bring the hand slightly below the horizon line when you are looking over your arm at the horizon

[cpklau]

too much arms, rotate and use the muscles at the back

[SeraphInvictus]

Hah... so many people on here have no idea what they're talking about. @Kruskall is pretty much on the spot. It's a lot more about using your core than your upper body. Yes I realize this video is 2 years old, but oh well...

[TheLanaBanana]

@bbbrotman you obviously don't know what you're talking about then..

[icemen40]

you use only your arms, you should use the whole uperbody and use turn ur back and use more ur core and back

[MrTubetown]

All arms, no torso rotation.

[RapedBySkis]

Paddle with whole ur uppbody

think that you have an eye on each shoulder that would be able to look forward every paddle you take. Then you work with your abs and not only ur arms.

[Kruskall]

Paddeling technique starting from scratch (start focusing on 1, then 2 etc etc):

1) Stretch your "pushing" arm

2) Stretch your "pushing" arm, at least in shoulder height

3) Put in the paddle as close to the kayak as possible when you start the pull

4) Rotate

Explanation: Start focusing on 1, then 2, then 3 and at last four.

When you accomplish all 4 you are at a level, where you will begin "feeling" that it "feels right", and you can start focusing on minor details.



[AlSelk]

Torso rotation which to many people advise is a racing technic for speed and power that works well for those that have flexible hips, torso and shoulders. Doesn't work well for the rest of us. Try a simple push pull method. You can get some rotation with a push pull but not nearly the extreme advised by so many.

[JoshFoster00]

Also when you get to your hip you want to pull out of the water and you want to have rotated and now you should set-up your next stroke, and what you want to see is when your holding your paddel ready for the next stroke you want a nintey degree angle on the arm that has just completed a stroke.

[JoshFoster00]

well, First of all what you need to do is stop just using your arms and pretend theres a fish or something you want to spear that is afull arms length infront of you, then spear it. second, you need to pull that catch that you just speard through the water inside of the bowl wave and make sure your push with the leg and rotate at the hip. this should help you to improve, remember practise makes perfect!!

[trevdog110]

the key to improving your technique is focusing on one thing at a time, and the first thing you need to focus on is rotation. rotating starts with pumping your legs then rotating your hips on the seat and into your shoulders.

[Tsoma1]

You have noooooo rotation at all!! you need to keep your arms straight in front of you (not in front of the boat) before you take a stroke and puch wiht your feet and abs. Oh boy, you have soooo much to work on that you cant even explain it on line. Why dont you look at all the professional videos and compare your to them, and youl see what the problem is.

[ShitlersElectro]

front hand should be straight, you must keep ur paddle arm straight turn ur back to make the padlle and you should pasue. after each paddle!

[lowietatlor]

by releasing all fingers on the paddles bar the top digets you can geet mych more of a catch. the catch is the important part and once the paddle is past your hip it is waisting energy.

you have to think of paddling as pulling you body past the paddle.

[Butteroux]

Less bicep and more core muscles. Another way to look at is don't bend your pulling arm so much and twist at the waist much more. Also a longer stroke with a slower cadence would give you more speed.

[eyeojo]

would get out and walk

[evgeny500]

well, dont forget to push your feet against foot strep

[lkca258258]

You have to rotate more, and use your arms less, the upper arm must be almost straight. the lower arm must be bend, your paddling isnt bad.

you must feel it in your back and in your arms, not only in your arms...

[TheTruthHurtsYup]

Also you will notice when you start to reach forward more to spear the clean water, that body rotation will start to happen naturally (you will start catching earlier giving a longer more powerful stroke). No point in forcing anything, you have to move like the water, fluid and smooth.

[TheTruthHurtsYup]

From technique I studied, you really want your arm going near straight and really try to 'spear' the water for the catch as far forward as possible without over straining. Forget the twist until you get your hands moving properly, try to spear the paddle consistently on both sides and look ahead and make sure both hands are meeting in you line of sight straight ahead to balance them out. Once you get that down, then start adding rotation, but don't lose your technique!!!

[Mereu01]

your technik is 0 :))

[farnsy118]

looks like you're only paddling with your arms, by the look of your bent arms and no torso rotation. check out the clip i've posted to you as a video response for effective rotation.

Keep Paddling :)

[INCCmedia]

I doesn't look too bad.

In this video your left hand is higher than your right hand. Try balancing them out and paddling with straighter arms.

Make sure that you catch the solid water in front of you. It should feel as though it's locked in place and get that top hand well and truly forward.

I hope that's helpful. It looks like you're paddling in a beautiful part of the world.