Paddle Technique Quick Tip! Top Arm vs Bottom Arm for Power

Thanks Robert for clarifying why my OC paddle can flutter at times because there's not enough top arm pressure to stabilize the force of the bottom hand.

Great explanation 😁👍🏽

Fantastic explanation. I would just add (and I could be wrong) that the paddle flutter is the blade alternately dumping rear pressure on the water, that is, relieving pressure that should be going to move the boat forward. So each flutter is an avoidance of pressure, when the paddler should be finding, centering, marking (or tracking) and winning the tug of war, as you put it, with that pressure.

Hi Robert

I remember in one of your videos where you mentioned to pull down with the bottom hand and pull back simultaneously, I cannot find that video.

Do you have any idea tips of length of paddle for Surfski to optimize this?

Excellent 👌 thanks