Re: [Paddlewise] confused Aussie :-)

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From: Dan Hagen <dan_at_hagen.net>

>It may surprise you to learn that a lot of folks on this list spend
>quite a bit of time paddling.  But some of us need to allow our aging
>and overworked muscles time to recover (no doubt due to our poor choice
>of gear). Why not spend some of this time arguing about issues for which
>there is no reasonable hope of resolution?
>
>Actually, I agree with you that it is extremely difficult to see any
>advantage to one type of paddle over another in a recreational setting.
>But this in no way diminishes the enjoyment to be derived from arguing
>about such things.  Arguments tend to be more heated precisely in those
>cases where the stakes are very small.
>
>Dan Hagen

For example, I heatedly disagree that it is extremely difficult to see any
advantage to one type of paddle.  If you use a stopwatch over a measured
distance, and for several time trials, using say a 7'2" wing and an 8'
narrow blade paddle you will detect a huge, imense and, what is more, a big
difference.

Jerry
>ACP Certified Gear Head
>Bellingham, Washington
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