correct paddling technique?

[Nick Carroll]

Most graphic, daryl.

The effect is similar -- the hand's "fluttering" is allowing water to pass by without your having got a grip on it.

Slow down -- catch and pull slower and more firmly. Like going into 4WD low gear mode. Less speed more traction.

[daryl]

Slow down 'chuddering' oh, okay... Thought oi was flying along .

[Nick Carroll]

The fastest paddlers I know have a surprisingly low rpm rate.

[daryl]

Mmm.

[Nappy]

All this technicality about paddling .

I think we all know and feel when we are centred on our board correctly as to not be pushing water or creating too much drag when the nose dips too far under

We all know how much to spread our fingers apart to get the maximum amount of movement without letting too much or little water flow between them

After paddling over hundreds of thousands of times, probably even into the millions you know if your paddling technique is right and you know how to adjust your style or positioning if it feels a little out of wack. Surely after paddling this much you don't need someone to help you improve your technique more, surely any advice on top of what you already know will only be useful for shaving off a second or two paddling over 100m, and why is that useful it's not a race

My 2c

lol its funny ppl have a dig but I agree, this topic is like asking "how do I take a chit" paddling pretty much sixth sense for most surfers. When you want to go hard you just get in the zone keep ya head low ride every little wake. Sure some technical information might be handy but hell it aint brain surgery.

I could keep up with squizzy taylor, for anyone in the know he was one of the fastest paddlers in SA..... Not when I was young mind you but I learned alot having my grommet years round him.

[daryl]

My hands are fucking tiny, and I'm lapping up every bit of advice I can from NC, to get me along. So there.

[Nappy]

So there.

Fuk me, you sound just like my 5 year old neice. What kindy you go to

[daryl]

So there.

bbbb-bbbbleet! me, you sound just like my 5 year old neice. What kindy you go to

a fucken neice one

[Nick Carroll]

So there.

bbbb-bbbbleet! me, you sound just like my 5 year old neice. What kindy you go to

hey genius, like I said above a while back, when it comes to surfing, we're all in kindy ...

...so take it easy on people who understand they're in kindy to learn.

[mustkillmulloway]

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usually takes a surfer about 20 years before he/she starts realising he/she doesn't know s**t

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yep....i can relate too that i kinda think thats half the addiction of surfing....u never really master it...u have your days...but hueys just waiting smack u like a fly

biggest thing ( other than lift u elbows ) has b the cup...like i find just concerating on getting my hand in @ the right angle saves me a lot hard work

without suxing up too nicknack ( stupid natural footer ) i've been reading his book on surfing your best and found it invaluable

fairdinkum...sure theres some stuff in there i didn't know....but wat was really interesting was too read about something i've done naturally in my surfing for years (fall forward takeoff ) but never really understood how or why it worked :?

u know....just seemed better option than eating shit on a steep drop

with the amount study and death of knoweledge we have over our surfing now....all i can say is embrace it

p.s i think your books over priced too nicky

[Nick Carroll]

p.s i think your books over priced too nicky

Come now fongy...it's only 10 lattes!

Can't undercharge for half a lifetime of not knowing anything...

[Nappy]

So there.

bbbb-bbbbleet! me, you sound just like my 5 year old neice. What kindy you go to

hey genius, like I said above a while back, when it comes to surfing, we're all in kindy ...

...so take it easy on people who understand they're in kindy to learn.

Fark stop being so nice, wheres Narky nic? My comment was more about the "So there" bit.....what grown man says that?!!!

[daryl]

So there.

bbbb-bbbbleet! me, you sound just like my 5 year old neice. What kindy you go to

hey genius, like I said above a while back, when it comes to surfing, we're all in kindy ...

...so take it easy on people who understand they're in kindy to learn.

Fark stop being so nice, wheres Narky nic? My comment was more about the "So there" bit.....what grown man says that?!!!

My apology, it was flip, boneheaded, I'm not the most mature funt .

I went to Norwood kindy .

And yeah nick, I've cut back on the revs.

Hurry is the resource of the faithless. Where a man can trust his own
heart, and those of his friends, to-morrow is as good as today. And if
he die in the meanwhile, why, then, there he dies, and the question is
solved.

R.L. Stevenson - An Inland Voyage

[mustkillmulloway]

the correct technecque is on your knees with deep thrust from b-hind

and when we talk about cup...it's all in how u hold her breast

hang on....wrong forum...damn mix my user name up xnxxx

p.s aww nick....your mag is great...on my own ...been reading lots..yours has been something i come back too everynight....i didn't read from front too back...rather explore it....fully enjoy it ( theres some serious grammeer mistakes mind u )

but c'mon....for a extra 4 lattes....i think i'd rather a hardcover

take too your eva tight publishers....if it's worth buying...i'd rather a decent hard cover...the mag format cheapens your hard work

[SAsurfa]

But I don't think it's thick enough to be a hard cover Fong.

Maybe combine the two into a hard cover

[daryl]

the correct technecque is on your knees with deep thrust from b-hind

and when we talk about cup...it's all in how u hold her breast

hang on....wrong forum...damn mix my user name up xnxxx

p.s aww nick....your mag is great...on my own ...been reading lots..yours has been something i come back too everynight....i didn't read from front too back...rather explore it....fully enjoy it ( theres some serious grammeer mistakes mind u )

but c'mon....for a extra 4 lattes....i think i'd rather a hardcover

take too your eva tight publishers....if it's worth buying...i'd rather a decent hard cover...the mag format cheapens your hard work

Withuot being to explicit, the standing erect playing coits on a trampoline with multiple vertical take-off and landings, flick coit upwards for a full airborne then re-entry, has to be the all time great possie



Worth more'n 1o lattes, thanks champ.

Help from the gods .

Wonder about volume I .

[hymie]

interesting thread (well, mostly)

i've been surfing for many years, ok - decades, and i've never had shoulder problems but in the last few months i've been getting pain in one elbow and now both elbows hurt when i paddle.

it doesn't stop me from surfing but it's getting more pronounced. it's kind of a dull ache right in the middle of the elbow joint and it's a concern because it's getting worse not better. any rational suggestions or advice much appreciated.

[Nick Carroll]

hymie you poor bastard, you are developing tendonitis in the shoulder and elbow joints.

This is a chronic ailment. You can rest and it might go away, but if you do, the muscles in your upper back and shoulders will probably atrophy and you'll just re-strain the tendons when you jump back into it.

I reckon just keep surfing -- try to be aware of where the physical effort is going with your paddling (probably a bit too much effort in the forearms and biceps), and try to consciously relax the arms -- find a good masseur and undergo a couple of weeks' intensive massage, at least twice a week, to free up the tension in your arms and shoulders -- get the masseur to show you some effective stretches -- and go from there.