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COMPETITIVE SPRINTING
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WORDS : SCOTT WARREN PHOTOS : P3T PHOTOGRAPHY SPRINTING IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF SUP AND IS FOUND IN ALMOST EVERY DISCIPLINE IN SOME FORM . IT ’ S HOW WE ACCELERATE OUR BOARD BEYOND NORMAL PADDLING , ALLOWING US TO CATCH WAVES , GET UP ON THE FOIL IN SUP FOILING , CHASE DOWN THE BALL IN SUP POLO , OR GET THROUGH A PARTICULAR STRETCH OF WHITE WATER . AS A FUNDAMENTAL SKILL , IT ’ S ESSENTIAL THAT WE PRACTISE TECHNIQUE AND LEARN SKILLS ABOUT WHEN AND HOW TO USE OUR SPRINTING SO WE CAN UNLOCK PROGRESSION IN OUR CHOSEN DISCIPLINES . FOR THIS ARTICLE , HOWEVER , WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE COMPETITIVE ELEMENT OF SPRINT , WHICH IS OFTEN OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE OF PADDLING FAST WITH THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING OUR GOAL .