It seems you answered your own question. Do you need a versatile tool or do you need a propeller? I've not used the hybrid composite narrow blade paddles but swear by the more traditional. I started with a Werner San Juan that allowed me to impose too much stress to my body. I then went to a Betsie Bay "modern interpetation" and have been very pleased. It seems to be a good compromise of the euro/traditional paddle. I have "roughed out" a more traditional paddle by John Heath's translated guidelines and intially believe it to be more ergonomic. Fred Gerald Foodman wrote: > I have new narrow blade graphite Eddyline Windswift and a new wood > Superior Greenland paddle. Both 7'6". I studied VanDoren's Greenland > style video and use that technique with both paddles. While the wood > paddle is better for sculling moves, the lighter graphite is more > pleasant for long distances. Has anyone else experience with both > modern and old-fashioned Greenland style paddles? Please don't > consider esthetics in your comparison, only paddling feel and > utility. Jerry *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 26 1998 - 17:35:28 PST
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