Re: [Paddlewise] In-Reply-To: <19980...& Greenland paddles

Wow!
Physics and everything.  Might as well add to the equations.
 
Tom's law of lightweight paddles; A lightweight paddle uses less energy to
move around.

Tom's law of paddle angle: A 90 degree paddle is great on a windy day but will
give Tom cysts on the wrists!  

I think some dude named Newton said (before he started show biz in Vegas):  A
kayak in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Then there are other details like the amount of motion is directly related to
the amount of force blah blah blah.
Tom's translation: The more efficient you are in combination of self and
paddle, the more you move per amount of effort.  
Example: take the table tennis paddles and use them on your next trip.  Early
Greenland bar hopper kayakers discovered that they could carry less gear if
they combined uses of kayak paddles and table tennis paddles.  They thought
this was efficient.  Well, some smartass Greenlander decided to break
tradition and use a rubber covering on his table tennis paddle.  In early
times the glue he used to secure the rubber to the paddle was water based. He
ended up carrying his tennis paddle in a drybag and substituting a svelt stick
for his kayak paddle.  Well all the history books say that he ended up getting
to the bars earlier, drinking more and winning at table tennis. In addition,
when he got home he wasn't sore.  Not long after, all his bar fly friends
decided to follow the winning formula.
  Sooo here we have it, the history of the Greenland paddle and its evolution.
Where is this all going?
There is a difference in equipment.  You don't need to dwell on it.  Someone
will come up with a winning combination....just copy them.

Tom
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