Improving Your Stand Up Paddleboarding
A Guide to Getting the Most out of Your Sup: Touring, Racing, Yoga & Surf
Published on 21. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-1-912621-43-9 (ISBN)
Description
Stand Up Paddleboarding is the fastest growing water-based activity worldwide. Thousands have tried it, with many more taking it up each year. It is easy to make the first steps to stand on a board and paddle.
But many want to take this further - be it paddling greater distances, starting to race, SUPing in the surf, using it to improve their fitness or enhancing their well-being through yoga. To develop your SUPing requires a combination of improved technique, skills, fitness and mental attitude.
This book will help anyone interested in SUPing get better at it. It shows how to improve your efficiency, technique, skills and physical capability before exploring the different ways of participating and the equipment you need. It suggests that seeking continuous improvement and rising to personal SUP challenges can help you enter the flow state, which enhances happiness.
Packed with photos and photo sequences, this book provides both the inspiration and a blueprint for understanding how to improve your SUP capabilities in the area you choose.
But many want to take this further - be it paddling greater distances, starting to race, SUPing in the surf, using it to improve their fitness or enhancing their well-being through yoga. To develop your SUPing requires a combination of improved technique, skills, fitness and mental attitude.
This book will help anyone interested in SUPing get better at it. It shows how to improve your efficiency, technique, skills and physical capability before exploring the different ways of participating and the equipment you need. It suggests that seeking continuous improvement and rising to personal SUP challenges can help you enter the flow state, which enhances happiness.
Packed with photos and photo sequences, this book provides both the inspiration and a blueprint for understanding how to improve your SUP capabilities in the area you choose.
Reviews / Votes
"A phenomenal read. ... A really great resource for people who are getting into stand up paddle boarding. Every time you fall short on something there's going to be something in that book you should look at." (April Zilg on SUPfm)"Good jumping off point in all sorts of ways. If you are invested in improving yourself or others (starting a coaching career in a local SUP school) it will give you plenty of opportunity for extending either your own skills or help you in coaching other people. ... A great book, incredible, a really huge span of stuff, all very interesting and very useful ... I thought it was a great book. I haven't seen anything like that out there like this." (Simon Hutchinson on SUPfm)
"If you paddleboard and want to improve, want to explore other disciplines, want clear instructions as to how you can achieve those goals and want a highly enjoyable, readable book, then you won't go far wrong with Improving Your Stand Up Paddleboarding - Andy and James have tried to be different ... with this colourful and engaging book they have given us all something new ... An excellent gift for yourself or the paddler in your life!" (Paddler Magazine)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Leamington Spa
United Kingdom
Illustrations
18 Illustrations, color; 313 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912621-43-9 (9781912621439)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Andy Burrows | James Van Drunen
Improving Your Stand Up Paddleboarding
A guide to getting the most out of your SUP: Touring, racing, yoga & surf
E-Book
10/2022
Fernhurst Books Limited
€16.31
Available for download
Persons
Andy Burrows was introduced to SUP in his mid-fifties and has progressed into a well-known competitor on the Circuito De Mediterraneo race series, finishing second in 2021 (over 50s). He was a highly successful coach and mentor in his previous business life.
James van Drunen is a professional SUP racer and SUP trainer. He has competed at the highest level and trained with some of the world's best-known paddlers. He now runs a busy SUP tour and academy business in the Costa Blanca, Spain. He is a past winner of the Battle of the Thames, has competed in the SUP 11 City Tour and has several top 10 finishes on the SUP Eurotour.
James van Drunen is a professional SUP racer and SUP trainer. He has competed at the highest level and trained with some of the world's best-known paddlers. He now runs a busy SUP tour and academy business in the Costa Blanca, Spain. He is a past winner of the Battle of the Thames, has competed in the SUP 11 City Tour and has several top 10 finishes on the SUP Eurotour.
Content
Introduction; 1. Understanding How To Improve; 2. Improve Your Efficiency; 3. Improve Your Technique; 4. Improve Your Skills; 5. Improve Your Physical Capability; 6. Participating; 7. Being Properly Equipped; 8. The Flow State, Mastery & Happiness