Lets get a list of best technique, or SUP tips people have been given.
After doing my first genuine DW yesterday, my favourite tip i've been given was, when in the ocean and you come off, don't stand up dead still, put a few paddle strokes in on your knees onto a bit of a run and then get up... Thanks TrevT for that one, there would have been a heap more swear words yelled if it wasn't for that tip.
anyone else......
doh.....wrong section...Mr moderator can you move it to general before the SUP community banish me 
Too Late. Gotcha.
Mate said to me, "Come down to Terrigal Lagoon, they are having a Demo Day", by far the best advice, I've got in a long time.
Bend knees & don't look at your feet.
Also, one of the best re; technique was - don't paddle using (just) your arms - try to plant the paddle in the water & pull your body forward using your core...reach forward & don't paddle past your feet.
You're more stable when your paddle is in the water then when it's not - helps with bracing, etc. in more challenging conditions.
Use your back/ lats rather than arms (as noted above) as the bigger muscles don't tire as quickly.
Let the board move under you - it will stay upright on its own, you're the one that causes it to flip.
Got these from my days paddling outriggers but they apply just the same.
"keep your head up...stop looking at the nose of your board"
( thanks DJ...nearly got it )
Tully St John telling me many moons ago that they had learnt how if you pulled the paddle to help you to turn the board on waves you could move the board through turns better.
For me it was revolutionary. Most people were dragging the paddle to help them turn before that from what I seen. It made slow carving turns become rail turns.
Go hard or go home.....remember the big waves are more afraid of you than you are them.
Dont go too small with your fins if you want to avoid ugly looking dish pan turns instead of buryung the rail and moving buckets.
Oh and never bail always try and pop over white water no matter how big it is
I heard there will be some sort of demo at JP on Narrabeen Lake on the 23rd Feb, one of the Sam's can confirm.
take the side-bites off to paddle in the creek - started going much straighter after that
The Starboard Demo Trailer will be at Toowoon Bay Sat 16th Feb from 8am till12pm in conjunction with the SUP A NSW Open Down wind race..
a great venue to Demo the wave and race boards on the trailer..
