Take a shot after every time he says paddle boarding.

I just bought a paddle board, so now I am watching videos lol

He’s seems so thrilled about his paddle board and paddle boarding a paddle board

He mentioned the word paddle board 764 times

I just paddled for the first time today. Just ordered my first board, totally
Pumped! Lakes all around me 😊 I kayak and swim and boat but after back surgery wasn’t sure I’d be able to do this…..but I loved it!

Thanks for this info, Ethan. I've just ordered my first board at the age of 71 (I have been a surfer in the past and am still a kayaker, so hopefully I'll have some skills that transfer to paddle-boarding). Looking forward to getting out on it.

The forward/backwards position also hugely affects whether paddling drives the board straight (stand more to the front) vs turning (standing more to the back).

As a beginner words board arrives tomorrow... THANK YOU!!!

Keep these coming I'm a 2nd year paddler and can always use tips and trick.

I started paddling few years ago and most of the things were pretty obvious to me. Like standing relaxed or paddling straight.
However many people seem to not know that and sometimes when I meet some of them on the water I just tell them and they immediately benefit.
But there's one HUGE thing I learned relatively late an that's how posture helps/affects your power delivery or how to optimize your power delivery for less tiring paddling. First you need the perfect paddle length, a relaxed and stable stand and you need to paddle straight of course. But what was really an eye opening moment for me was when I realized that you basically do not (really) apply or deliver force WITH your arms rather than just "through" your arms. What I mean is that your lower arm basically just serves as an leverage point or support for the shaft and by adjusting it's poition up and down the shaft you can adjust the intensity of your stroke. The upper arm on the other hand does also basically just pushes the the paddle down, the main force shoukd come from the weight of your upper body, so you don't even need to grab the handle very thight rather than just losely rest your hand on the grip and push down. To add even more power you can use your legs and do a slight squat-like movement. Using all of these once I learned it granted me the ability to adjust my strokes from basically effortless crusing to powerful "race like" strokes that help pulling you through tough wind or currents. You can even further improve on that by changing yous stance slightly to get the paddle even further out in front and lengthen your stroke, which is, by the way what really makes the difference in speed.

Paddling straight your stroke was a J STROKE

I have watched a few of videos about SUP, but this one was most useful for me. (after first try SUP today :)  )  Thanks!

Thank you Ethan, this is really helpful 🙏🏽

Awesome! Thank you 🙏

My first paddle board was an Aqua Marina Monster. I got that almost 10 years ago. I have never seen another person paddle boarding in India. When travel abroad I often carry that board.. I never did properly learn to paddle standing up. So I put my legs on both sides of the board😂. When I need speed, I sit cross legged or even lie straight down and paddle. It's a little awkward but gives me the best speed. Doesn't matter to me, I love the entire experience. Getting my next board, a Tandem, next. Wanted a Red Paddle but super expensive to import.

It was very helpful. Thanks.

Just ordered my first inflatable SUP and I’m excited to finally get out on the water. I’ve always had pretty terrible balance, so I really appreciate all the beginner-friendly tips in this video to help shorten the learning curve. It looks like you might be in the PNW too — I’m planning to practice around the Gig Harbor, WA (Purdy) area. I’ll definitely be checking out your longer video next. Thanks again for the great content, and keep up the awesome work!

Very helpful vid thx.

Super useful. I’m trying paddle boarding for the first time today and don’t want to utterly embarrass myself lol.

… thanks for this excellent presentation and summary. Very good voice, and yes the Waterspeed APP is very good, helpful and increases safety with the feature to share the track in real time 👍🏄🏼‍♂️