Hank Hayes wrote: "Kayakers can use canoe paddles, but most aren't seated high enough for them to be efficient." Hank and I have traded email on this subject before. I understand how leverage works and, in theory, his argument. In practice, it works like this for me. When I'm paddling normally, my hands are about 22" apart on the shaft. On each side, there is about 8" between my hand and the throat of the blade (depending on how you measure where the blade starts) and 24.5" between my hand and the tip of the blade. Wouldn't I get roughly the same amount of leverage if I used a canoe paddle that fit these specifications? I'm reasonably certain of these numbers because I spent a couple of weeks trying to determine the sizing for a Greenland-style paddle. Bob -------------------------------------------------- Robert C. Perkins, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research and Planning Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC 28311 910-630-7037 rperkins_at_methodist.edu *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Mar 31 1998 - 09:43:31 PST
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