Hank: I've paddled your Ultralight Standard Touring Paddle for a few miles now... (make that about 15 miles or so) and compared the Standard Touring Lightening paddle to the Mid=Swift "midsized" blade (Swift offers three choices of blade). Your ultralight is significantly lighter than the Swift. I have to say that the Purchase of the Lightning paddle is significantly greater as well. I preferred the lighting for bracing and rolling. I am certainly glad you did not recommend a larger paddle blade as the standard is quite sufficient in paddle area. I have yet to conduct a comparison between the Standard Touring Lighting and the Mid-swift for long distance. I'll have to save that for another day. The forward stroke on the Mid-swift had a lighter feel, presumably due to less, purchase than the lighting paddle. Looking over my shoulder, and bracing, the Swift feels a little "mushy." I'll get out with my GPS and clock boat speed trying to paddle with equivalent effort to see how these paddles compare. Right now, I'd have to say that I prefer the Lightening paddle to the midswift. If the water is rough, there is no question, the Lightening would be my first choice. I think I would prefer just a little bit more oval in the shaft to make it easier to set up for a roll, but I am working on adding a reference strip. Robert *************************************************************************** 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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