How to: Kayak Paddling Strokes

So you want to just go for it and start kayaking. Maybe you are borrowing someones kayak or you just picked one up. Before you get out there it will help to know at least two basic strokes - the forward stroke and the sweep stroke. A great way to learn these two strokes, and boat load of other things for that matter, is watch some videos of them. A great place find these types of videos is on youtube (of course) but perhaps even better are some video sites that focus on education videos such as ehow.com and expertvillage.com - both are loaded with great videos on just about every topic imaginable, such as changing you brake pads, not just kayaking.

Check out these two great videos on the forward stroke and forward sweep:

How to do a Forward Stroke while Kayaking -- powered by ExpertVillage.com

How to do the Forward Sweep Kayaking Stroke -- powered by ExpertVillage.com