Personal Essay: Stand Up Paddle

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I slowly lifted one leg and then the other, I was standing. The instructor gave the nod, and I was an expert already? That wasn’t so difficult; except that the next moment I was in the water. Of course, I skipped the details and shared photos of me standing on the board with my friends instead whose reaction was, ‘What is this thing called SUP?’. SUP, or better known as Stand Up Paddling has long been a popular form of exercise. A paddle and a board were the main gear needed. Surfing waves gave me a thrilling burst of a ride and hence I considered other board sports would be just as fun that I felt compelled to give it a try. I just needed to see what this new craze was all about. Yet, I was bound for something I was not physically prepared …show more content…

raise your right arm straight and touch the handle of the paddle, adjustable heights with almost 10 holes. Paddling, hold further away from the fulcrum, less effort is required for paddling, easier said than done. I was reminded by the boys to hold further away from the edge of the handle. Insert the paddle into the water as far forward as possible and bury the paddle into the water. The curve facing forward will lead to a much smoother ride by creating an upthrust so that your board glides along the water instead of plowing through it. After a while, it became quite windy and made the water choppy that we were just using our energy trying to paddle out from the shore. Especially when Saiful, our instructor reminded us to have our boards remained in the water so that the fins beneath the board was free from hitting the bottom if ashore. One of them exchanged his board with me and I managed to paddle on it. The general rule is that the bigger the board is, the more stable it is. Except, I end up with no choice but to paddle with the board facing backwards. Else, I was not able to move further out to the sea due to the waves that were pushing me back ashore. Except, when you start out by being able to stand on both feet, I forgot the instructions told and my first reaction was to go for it and start paddling only to hear my brother shouting, don’t paddle first! Instead, when standing, place your paddle in between the board which has a hole to allow. As we paddled on, we managed to see the other side of Forest city which was still currently under development. With the backdrop filled with multiple cranes working on the ground. n which we did not manage to go for the mangrove tour which they had previously. Part of outdoor water sports like this was the fact that, even though you feel too tired to continue doing it, the only option was to still do it to head back to shore. As long as you keep with it, you can enjoy

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