-Make sure the blade of the paddle angles towards the nose of the board (thus, away from you).
-When paddling on your right side, your LEFT hand should be on TOP of the T-Grip while your RIGHT hand is gripping the shaft a few feet below the T-Grip. For left side paddling, use the reverse hand position (RIGHT hand on TOP, with LEFT hand on SHAFT).
-Keep arms straight when paddling and your core engaged (stomach tightened and strong).
-Rotate your torso while paddling rather than pulling the paddle, keeping your hips square with the board as much as possible.
-To keep straight while paddling, alternate your strokes on the right and left sides with 2-4 strokes on each side before switching to the other side.
-To ROTATE your board LEFT, sweep the paddle on the RIGHT SIDE of the board from FRONT to BACK in an ARC motion. Reverse this motion to rotate your board to the right.