Celebrate a Year of Paddle Monster’s “The Catch”
Yes! It’s hard to believe it, but we’ve published a full year of issues of our e-magazine, The Catch! When…
Category: Beginner Paddler
Posts that are useful for Beginner Paddlers
Paddle Training with Tech: Apple Watch Ultra v. Garmin Fenix 7X
Head to Head with the Apple Watch Ultra and Garmin Fenix 7X In this age of so-called smart devices, it…
Getting Back Out There: Starting Back on the Water after a Long Winter
Paddling after a Long Winter While many of you have been paddling all winter, I know there are probably just…
SUP Land Drills: The Pull
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Zoom Q & A with Coach Cain: How to Get back on the Water after Winter Safely
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Video with Coach Victoria: Using Resistance Bands to Build Forward Stroke Power Pt. II
Building Paddle Power with Resistance Bands This is the second in a two-part series from Coach Victoria on how to…
Marker Workouts and the Value of Regularly Repeating Workouts in Training
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When It’s Okay to Miss a Paddle Workout and What to Do When that Happens
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Video with Coach Victoria: Using Resistance Bands to Build Forward Stroke Power Pt. I
Resistance Bands for a more powerful Stroke Resistance bands are a great addition to a home gym and in this…
Stroke Rate and Gears in SUP Paddling
Stroke Rate and Gears in Paddling One of the most confusing aspects of high-performance paddling for new paddlers is stroke…
Lace Up Those Runners: How Running Can Help Your Paddling
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Open Q and A Zoom Session with Coach Larry Cain
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Land Drills to Improve Your Forward Stroke’s Catch Phase
Land Drills for the Forward Stroke Catch In the last issue of The Catch, we looked at land drills –…
Improving SUP Paddling Technique While Standing on Land
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When an Injury Forces You Off the Water
When an Injury Forces you off the Water If you do a sport long enough, no matter how proficient you…
The Beginners Guide to Repairing SUP Board Dings
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Winter Paddling: Cold Weather Doesn’t Have to Keep You off the Water
Why and How Cold Weather Doesn’t Have to Keep You off the Water If you live in some place that’s…
Off-Season Training
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Why Every SUP Paddler Should Try Paddling OC-6
E lau hoe, mai na wa’a; i ke ka, i ka hoe, i ka hoe, i ke ka; pas aku…
Buddy SUPing: A Paddle Community Grows out of Covid in Toronto
Buddy SUPing: Toronto’s Paddling Community Buddy SUPing is a SUP community in Toronto, Ontario that started with a few paddlers…
Where to Stand on Your SUP Board
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Paddling Safety: In Over Your Head
SUP Paddling Safely Means not Getting in Over Your Head There is a fine line between pushing your limits as…
Sight and Sound: Visual and Auditory Cues For Good Paddling
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SUP Technique: Errors and Fixes Part 1 – Issues with the Catch
SUP Technique: Fixing Problems with the Catch Over the next few months we’ll be publishing a series of posts addressing…
Traversing British Columbia’s Central Coast by SUP
Editor’s Note: Bruce Kirkby is a Canadian outdoor adventure athlete, author, professional speaker, talented nordic skiier and SUP paddler and…