Kayaking & Canoeing for Beginners : Advanced Kayaking Forward Stroke Tips

Watch and learn from our expert how to do an advanced forward stroke in kayaking in this free boating video on kayaking and canoeing for beginners.

Expert: Phil Meyer
Bio: Phil Meyer started his kayaking career in Colorado in the days when kayaks were made in the backyard out of fiberglass and river trips meant stopping in eddies to duct tape your kayak back together.
Filmmaker: Paul Raila

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• kayaking
• trip
• camping
• kayak
• canoe
• canoeing
• adventure
• whitewater
• rafting
• outward
• bound

[ThomCat316]

I'll stick with Ben Lawry, Nigel Foster or Brent Reitz (depending on my goal) for forward stroke instruction - this guy has good intentions, but I used to paddle like that and it really wastes energy. You need energy for later in the trip...

[PintailWaterfowl]

You guys are dumb. He wasn;t saying to watch your blade he was saying to watch your blade to learn turning because turning your head naturally turns your body. Same as spinning in the air while snowboarding. This video is for newbies. If you are such a great kayaker, wtf are you watching this anyways?

[paddlepower888]

Power on the stroke all the way back? I don't agree with that. No need to power past the hip. Some say the knee. Keep the stroke and the power up front. rotate from the hips. Pull the boat to the paddle. Push the boat with the legs.

[bblackwell420]

kinda like the energizerwastemytime..you shouldnt have to watch ur paddle son. im trying to watch for rocks and falls

[coolin61]

thx expert village

[MegaMailbox]

just paddle its not hard ,unless your going against the wind

[PilsungITF]

He aint watching his paddle as he's paddling, bad info there!

[auris997]

@Eng8492

Nothing, u can padle how you want but your shoulders always hurt

[xsnakemandougx]

try streching before you start(:

[pavlosmallaka]

Utter rubbish, body rotation a good thing. looking at your paddle Never teach this it will take months to get out of this kind of habit, Alex got it spot on above. exept the bit about ok for beginners. start the right way from the beginning is better