Sea Kayak Forward Stroke | Quiet Equals Efficient

Sea Kayak Forward Stroke | Quiet Equals Efficient

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This video is about what makes a forward stroke efficient and easy. And how it relates to a quiet forward stroke.

I’m Paulo and I help kayakers develop their skills quickly, in a way that is easy on the body, so they can go on to explore beautiful coastlines, and keep themselves safe.

But not the way you might think.

Before we get started, if you are really serious about developing a quiet and efficient forward stroke with the Greenland paddle, I have a free mini video course for you, just click the link in the description.

Kayakers come to me because they want paddling to feel easier. And they want to have the skills that give them more peace of mind on the water, so they can enjoy themselves more.

And even though they often have been paddling for years, and have taken lessons before, they tell me they wish they had more endurance, or more speed to keep up. And feel less tired at the end of the day.

They can’t seem to develop an efficient forward stroke.

When paddling with their friends, they struggle to keep up, and they tell me it makes them feel like a bit of a burden because people keep having to wait for them.

And if that sounds familiar I get it. Here’s what I tell them to do.

There’s something that hints at how efficient you are. It’s not something you hear about, but it’s always there.

It’s the sound you make as you paddle. The more efficient you are, the quieter you are.

When I use the euro paddle, which I never do anymore, it sounds like this.

When I use the Greenland Paddle it sounds like this.

Which one do you think will leaves me more tired at the end of the day?

Why is the Greenland paddle so quiet?

Maybe because it was designed for hunting. It had to be quiet to sneak up on the seals.

What does it do for us today?

We’re not using it for hunting anymore.

Even if you don’t enjoy being quiet, and having a more pleasant experience, there is something about what makes it quiet, that directly translates to, it’s easier.

With the euro blade, you lift it out of the water before planting it to the other side.

With the greenland paddle you don’t actually lift the blade out of the water. You pivot it, to plant it on the other side. So there is no lifting. It just slices out and slices in. Multiply that by 3,500 times an hour and you can probably guess why it’s less tiring.

But to me it’s the smooth and quiet that makes it more enjoyable.


By the way if you are really serious about developing a quiet and efficient forward stroke with the Greenland paddle, and you like what we are talking about and you want to go deeper, you might want to get the free forward stroke video course I made for you, I think you will enjoy it.

You can get it by clicking the link in the description.

I first switched to the Greenland paddle because I was attracted to how quiet it was. I was finding the plop of the euro blade distracting. I wanted to glide by, unnoticed by the wildlife.

What I got after using it for a while is that it’s not just quiet. It’s more efficient.

So as you can tell, the main thing is to let the paddle go back and pivot it to start the stroke on the other side. Instead of lifting it out of the water.

And before you can do this you will need to hold it properly, so that it comes out of the water at an angle that allows it to slice out without a sound. And without resistance.

It’s not how you learned it with the Euro blade.

You don’t need to lift it out of the water anymore.

If you would like to learn more about how to hold the Greenland paddle and how to use it more efficiently just click on the link in the description and sign up for the free video course.


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Sea Kayak Forward Stroke | Quiet Equals Efficient