Learn To Properly Hold a Kayak Paddle

Most kayak paddles have blades that are offset from one another. The best way to describe this is if you were to lay the paddle on the ground, one blade would lie flat on the ground while the other would be angled upward. This makes it necessary to maintain the correct grip. If you are right handed, your control grip will be with your right hand. If you are left handed your control grip will be with your left hand. When taking a kayaking stroke you would allow the paddle to rotate and reposition in your "loose hand" to make sure that each paddle always enters the water smoothly. The control grip does not change positions once it is on the paddle.