This is to the guys who have been paddling for a while,who still kneels to paddle out ?

From day one I always tried to stand and I still do , I think it's the best way to get out. I did cop the board in the melon many times from the white water in the early days but not anymore. Because we mainly surf beach breaks on the Gold Coast getting out is always a mission. Some of my mates still kneel and do pretty well through the shore break.

Interested to hear from the Breezers how they tackle the beaches , on your feet , knees or gut.

Rob

stand up all the way and when is your movie coming out mate

Get up on ya feet..

Even my girlfriend try's to get out standing up..

I tend to stand up the majority of the time. Just before the white water approaches I get in the surfing stance but facing forward so i can still paddle on the other side of the board. I am still practising this, but when you pull it off it feels great. Different story for the bigger waves, its every man for themselves. Check for surfers behind you, then ditch the board and dive under. Safety first.

surfydad said...

I tend to stand up the majority of the time. Just before the white water approaches I get in the surfing stance but facing forward so i can still paddle on the other side of the board. I am still practising this, but when you pull it off it feels great. Different story for the bigger waves, its every man for themselves. Check for surfers behind you, then ditch the board and dive under. Safety first.

Good point Adam/Teatree looking out behind , when you are your feet and you know you are not going to make it you can spit the board to the left or right to get it away from the person behind you.

i like to kneel- it's the traditional praying position

Each to his own I believe. I personally dont care how anybody paddles out as long as they are in a position of control.I have seen and had plenty of wipeouts in all forms of getting out. Paddling on the knees gives a more stable base I feel but limits bail out techniques if a big set hits you. Its also good to get a breather as it takes less effort. Standing is more a challenge to see if you can stay upright and unless you have a big tanker takes more effort. I would rather get out the back the quickest way possible then stand when your in the clear. As I said it shouldnt matter how anyone gets out as long as they are in control. Conditions will always dictate this. Werent some guys paddling prone onto waves and also jumping onto their boards from standing next to it in some recent comps.

I try to man up and paddle out on my feet,but not being a great sup'er,I will tuck the paddle under my beating chest and prone it out ( cheating I know )but if it gets me out quicker to catch the next one,all good in my book of kook

One thing you should never do is bail no matter what

i stand 100% of the time my board is actually to thin and tippy if you kneel on it the board will just flip over so no knees for me

Piros said...

62mac said...

I try to man up and paddle out on my feet,but not being a great sup'er,I will tuck the paddle under my beating chest and prone it out ( cheating I know )but if it gets me out quicker to catch the next one,all good in my book of kook

One thing you should never do is bail no matter what

No same there Mac when I get knocked off and there is no time to stand I prone it and then barrel roll , the front of my boards are pretty thin so I can keep the paddle shaft in my hand and still grab the rail or I trap the paddle shaft with my forearm against the bottom of the board , takes some practice but it works , helps you get back on fast.....God I miss the duck dive.

ha, the old barrel roll- never learnt that one. just how old are you rob

on a serious note-are you still working on the standup and paddle through a breaking wave thing you were telling me about
cheers

husq2100 said...

its called STAND UP paddle for a reason.......

yeh, yawn

A little off topic...Board sizes...how do people feel about SUPs being paddled out prone, sitting waiting for the waves and then standing up quickly to catch them? If a board is too small to paddle out on your feet then why bother taking a paddle out. When is a board considered too small? Many want to surf the smallest board possible however if you can't paddle out on it, kind of defeats the purpose of the Stand Up Paddleboard title IMO.

Back to the topic... I like to think I spend more time on my feet but admit to kneeling to get out at times through some tough moments. My goal is however to make it out every time on my feet, still working on it.

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Piros said...

This is to the guys who have been paddling for a while,who still kneels to paddle out ?

From day one I always tried to stand and I still do , I think it's the best way to get out. I did cop the board in the melon many times from the white water in the early days but not anymore. Because we mainly surf beach breaks on the Gold Coast getting out is always a mission. Some of my mates still kneel and do pretty well through the shore break.

Interested to hear from the Breezers how they tackle the beaches , on your feet , knees or gut.

Rob

From day one I have never kneeled on my SUP always stood up only if I have to I'll ly down just to get through the surf break. ( yep it looks funny when you see people kneeling down trying & paddle )

paddling out standing up by default for sure, but i have no issues proning, if it is a good size and I find myself caught inside and need to get to shoulder / channel quickly.

Same as DTM- my board is more stable standing than kneeling. I found out early on that the whitewater hitting my thighs/torso pushes me back to the shore way more than if it's hitting my ankles/shins so I stand for whitewater every time I can.