3 Golden Rules of Recreational Kayaking for Beginners

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[Activ]

I did kayaking 2 days ago for my first time and we had a great fun with our friends. Will try it once again, especially when we have a lake nearby our city...

[CanoeingTheEdgeOfTheWorld]

Paddle TV always makes high quality instructional videos.

[Timtebowofficial]

Do these tips apply to medicinal kayaking as well?

[corax]

When actually paddling I noticed the examples don't have anywhere near the spinal rotation as the over dramatization. It's not all spinal rotation, but a combination.  You feel it when you hit the right combo ... last week I had my Old Town Predator mx in up to a two foot chop and 30 knot breeze ... a very stable craft, and I had plenty of upper and lower body movment going!

[PaddleTV]

Actually, they all are. It's just not being exaggerated... it's being done naturally. Just because the arms are moving, it doesn't mean the power isn't coming from the torso. FYI: 4 of the 5 paddlers in this video are World Champion Kayakers!

[kayak]

Thanks for another great kayaking lesson. I will use this on my Kayak the Bay Facebook page for my renters. My biggest advice is to just go out an DO IT. Don't over think this. It takes time, you will still be able to get some great paddling in.

[robertheidersbach]

Great video. These points are defiantly good for beginners to know!

[danvitale]

I just jumped in and been padding ever since.

[tranquility]

Also, so far as getting in or out, if there is something to hold onto on the dock itself, then grab onto it. In this vid, there was a part of the deck that she could have grabbed onto but didn't. Although, not all decks have this convenience

[thecutestcuck]

I found out if I drink a lot of beer before I kayak my body is more limber and Im not concerned about tendonitis.

[cursiveyes]

Thank you for this information, I will try this the next time I go out, but everytime I go out, my kayak always pull to the left.

[moosamohammad]

One of my favorites hobby, but I have difficulty to go up when I fell down.

[CommunityNirvana]

#1 Dont talk about recreational kayaking.

[greenerexpeditions]

Don't drown, mkay. Drowning is bad.

[-NateTheGreat]

So loose lips can sink ships, but loose hips keeps kayaks afloat? Seems legit..

[elijahaddey]

I'm going kayaking with my school in may any Really need helpful tips as this is my first time kayaking

[erinwilson]

These rules are way too much for recreational kayaking for beginners. Simple. Don't lean too far. Use full strokes. Sit up straight. All this stuff should be learnt much later, when confidence has grown. But that's just my humble opinion...

[videoviewer]

I'm 9 years old and I'm learning to roll the kayak, could u do an easy tutorial on kayak rolling, please?

[garywilson]

Subtitle is not large enough! Is there any way you can make the words larger? So they take up the whole screen?

[DENMONKEY]

why is it you are promoting torso rotation yet most of the paddlers you show are barely rotating if at all?