{"id":1587,"date":"2018-03-10T03:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T03:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2018-03-10T03:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T03:30:07","slug":"mistakes-avoid-sup-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/mistakes-avoid-sup-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes to Avoid for SUP Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B8upgwWHDHg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">paddleboards for rent<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just like many other sports, there is nothing wrong by being a newbie player. If you are still newbie in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/rentals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">paddleboards for rent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you don<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t need to worry. There are some mistakes that you need to consider so that you<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ll know what rooms to improve to master all the basics of SUP. So, let<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s just dig in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not properly wearing the leash<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leash can be the matter of life or death. Make sure that you are properly tethered when you fall off. This can be bad if the board is going away from you when you fall to the water. When you don<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t wear the leash, it is a serious problem. It is not fun at al. Make sure you remain leashed although you are accompanied by your friends or instructor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paddling in the wrong direction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the common mistakes is to paddle using the paddle backwards. It is a common rookie mistake which is inevitable because everyone needs time to get used with the paddle. It might feel inconvenience at first but you will get used to use the paddle in the right way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using the paddle as the pole for pushing<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is a big NO NO. Don<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t direct your paddle to the bottom of the water. In shallow water, this will possibly do the serious damage. You will want to avoid the damage as far as possible. The worst thing happens is to break the blade when you direct the paddle to the bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exposing the paddle board to the sun<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is also the big mistake. Always store your paddle board under the good shade and dry place.The prolonged UV exposure can destroy the board. Preserve the board with care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let the fin hit the sand<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shallow water, although it is safer for you, it is not safer for your SUP. When the fin hit the san, it can be damaged. So make sure you avoid the fin to hit the sand. Also, avoid surfing in the shoreline. When laying the board down the beach, make sure to lay the fin up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where is the back and front?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is normal to confuse the back and the front of the board. It is quite a common mistake made by the beginners. Don<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t be shy from it. Instead, learn more about the front or back. Your instructor will tell you the difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you fix these rookie mistakes, you can be sure that you are headed into the right path of learning the basics of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/self-guided-tour\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">paddleboards for rent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(((<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; paddleboards for rent &nbsp; &nbsp; Just like many other sports, there is nothing wrong by being a newbie player. If you are still newbie in paddleboards for rent, you don\u2019t need to worry. There are some mistakes that you need to consider so that you\u2019ll know what rooms to improve to master &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/mistakes-avoid-sup-beginners\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mistakes to Avoid for SUP Beginners&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-1587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-standup-paddleboard","tag-paddleboards-for-rent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paddleboardkauai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}