ATHLETE RESOURCE
Posture: Your Secret Weapon
How tuning into your posture can transform performance and help unlock your paddling potential.
“Think tall. It's probably the simplest posture cue I use — and amazingly often everything else starts falling into place.”
Jacko
Posture changes more than how you sit
Posture influences how effectively you connect your body, boat and paddle.
Small changes in how you sit and organise your upper body can affect rotation, reach, strength and how efficiently you transfer energy into the boat.
Posture isn't something to fix once. It's something to keep noticing.
From GOOD to READY FOR
The resource explores two useful positions:
GOOD — neutral, relaxed and well organised
READY FOR — more activated when you need greater connection, speed or intensity
It also explores the details that shape those positions — sitting tall, spinal position, shoulders, elbows, wrists and mobility.
The interesting part is learning to recognise when your posture changes and what happens to your paddling as a result.
Better posture creates better possibilities for movement.
