Chuck wrote; (SNIP) >Another thing that reduces swing weight is a short overall length, and >though John Winters persists in thinking of Greenland paddles as long, >in fact they are, if anything, a bit on the short side. For instance, >I am about average height (5' 8-1/2"), and the overall length of my >standard Greenland paddles, made according to traditional measurements, >is 85 to 86 inches, or about 215 to 218 cm. Many paddlers, however, >buy off-the-rack Greenland paddles that are too long or two wide for >them. How long would your paddle be if you were 6'3" tall. My paddle is 205 cm. Since it is already shorter than your paddle and I am taller by 6.5" it would seem that, using traditional; measurents that would make a Greenland paddle for me at least longer if not "long" . Or did I miss something. (SNIP) Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 21 1998 - 04:29:18 PDT
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