Dan wrote; (SNIP) > >As I have stated previously, in the context of racing there is a >significant difference. What I have been claiming is that there is >little difference in the efficiency of modern versus Greenland paddles >in the context of recreational touring (except in those rare cases where >one needs to sprint). If you are suggesting that you need a time trial >with several repetitions and a stopwatch to see the difference, then it >would seem that you are helping to make my point. Maybe the problenm is not that there is a difference but that it isn't noticeable at touring speeds. In other words, paddle A could be much less efficient than paddle B but because the power outputs are low we don't notice the differnec. Does this make sense? (SNIP) > >Have others had similar experiences, or do folks who use Greenland >paddles have difficulty in keeping up with their fellow paddlers? >Admittedly this is not a scientific experiment. But my point is >precisely that one would need a very carefully designed, well controlled >experiment to see any difference, because the differences are so small >(at typical touring speeds). Seems like this would be the case. Although it alos seems like one could tank test the blades to see how effective they were (much like I did some years back but with a better tank and better measurement devices. ) Perhaps the sum of best technique and best possible paddle could result in a rather large difference noticeable difference. 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 Thu Jul 23 1998 - 05:02:28 PDT
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