Now that the greenland paddle heat has cooled (I hope) some, maybe I can get some of the scientific minds to answer a small question. I, as most of you know?, paddle folding boats and use stock, break apart paddles. Nothing fancy, altho after joining this list I have cut down one of my plastic paddles to relieve the pressure on my ageing joints.(seems to work) Most of this heated debate has been interesting, even if very confussing! I would guess paddles were like bows. They used the style that suited the purpose. ie, the short bows of the plains indians because of the horse...Modern man uses them ones with training wheels because he likes to cheat(he thinks)and like to tinker.(I guess this is for anouther site tho) :>) My question. I have noticed the twin little vortex swirls coming off the edges of my paddles from time to time and under certain circumstances(while backing out of a tight cove)I have noticed that these darn things can spin on seemingly forever. (I watched one spin for I know a solid minute, and would have went longer except I stuck my finger in it) Where does these things get their energy to keep spinning? I find it hard to believe that they are kept spinning on the paddle stroke energy. Maybe not important in the world of high pressure paddling, but it darn sure is in my world of laid back paddling. Thanks. James *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 07:45 AM 7/25/98 -0700, James Lofton wrote: >Now that the greenland paddle heat has cooled (I hope) some, maybe I can >get some of the scientific minds to answer a small question. Not so quick. I did a little scientific experiment this weekend while paddling down the St. Marys river. It was low do to not much rain from the rain Gods no matter who we have sacrificed to try to appeased them. Any how back to my observations. My paddle stroke with my greenland paddle is about 2 ft. While paddling many miles of 8-10 inch water over white sand I watched my stroke. Yes the boat did move forward but my paddle slide back 4-6 inches each stroke . Now my mind isn't all that scientific after spending 12 years in the 5th grade I finally did graduate. About a forth of my stroke was slippage, I watch the big blade paddlers but could not make any sense of it their paddles keep hitting the sand. My stroke was normal even though I was in shallow water. Now what do all of you learned minds make of this? anything to it or did I just pend a lot of time watching my paddle instead of the logs and trees that I ran into along the way in this experiment? Dana *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
It sounds as though a pole may have been more efficient : )Fred dldecker_at_mediaone.net wrote: > Not so quick. I did a little scientific experiment this weekend while > paddling down the St. Marys river. It was low do to not much rain from the > rain Gods no matter who we have sacrificed to try to appeased them. > Any how back to my observations. My paddle stroke with my greenland paddle > is about 2 ft. While paddling many miles of 8-10 inch water over white sand > I watched my stroke. Yes the boat did move forward but my paddle slide back > 4-6 inches each stroke . Now my mind isn't all that scientific after > spending 12 years in the 5th grade I finally did graduate. About a forth of > my stroke was slippage, I watch the big blade paddlers but could not make > any sense of it their paddles keep hitting the sand. My stroke was normal > even though I was in shallow water. Now what do all of you learned minds > make of this? anything to it or did I just pend a lot of time watching my > paddle instead of the logs and trees that I ran into along the way in this > experiment? > At 07:45 AM 7/25/98 -0700, James Lofton wrote: > >Now that the greenland paddle heat has cooled (I hope) some, maybe I can > >get some of the scientific minds to answer a small question. > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 09:47 PM 7/26/98 -0400, Fred Brown wrote: >It sounds as though a pole may have been more efficient : )Fred Wow!!! I have an excuse to do another experiment! Any particular diameter ? I have heard of some canoe guides up north some where using poles to paddle with and they do pretty good if what I hear is right, a little slow to get up to speed but nothing new there if you use a Greenland blade . Dana > >dldecker_at_mediaone.net wrote: > >> Not so quick. I did a little scientific experiment this weekend while >> paddling down the St. Marys river. It was low do to not much rain from the >> rain Gods no matter who we have sacrificed to try to appeased them. >> Any how back to my observations. My paddle stroke with my greenland paddle >> is about 2 ft. While paddling many miles of 8-10 inch water over white sand >> I watched my stroke. Yes the boat did move forward but my paddle slide back >> 4-6 inches each stroke . Now my mind isn't all that scientific after >> spending 12 years in the 5th grade I finally did graduate. About a forth of >> my stroke was slippage, I watch the big blade paddlers but could not make >> any sense of it their paddles keep hitting the sand. My stroke was normal >> even though I was in shallow water. Now what do all of you learned minds >> make of this? anything to it or did I just pend a lot of time watching my >> paddle instead of the logs and trees that I ran into along the way in this >> experiment? > >> At 07:45 AM 7/25/98 -0700, James Lofton wrote: >> >Now that the greenland paddle heat has cooled (I hope) some, maybe I can >> >get some of the scientific minds to answer a small question. >> >> > > > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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