>. As the soreness persisted into the spring months, in late April I purchased a >Greenland paddle from Superior Kayaks. Since then I have used the >Greenland paddle with the Meridian and the Wenatchee on the few trips I've >made with the Taifun. > >My arm is much better now. I've finally learned the low angle stroke that >supposedly goes with the Greenland paddle and I find that I can go along at >a steady pace as long as I need to. >I like the oil-finished Greenland paddle. I use a variety of strokes, >switching from the short, low angle stroke to a longer, higher angle stroke >is restful if I don't overdo it. I've learned a very high angle sprint >stroke that gets me to top speed in a hurry and enables me to go full tilt >for a quarter mile or so if I need speed. > I recently bought the same Greenland paddle from Superior. I like the oil finish also. However, I keep getting a blister on my left hand. Rotating the paddle from left to right, or turning it over, doesn't help. I can't decide if I prefer the heavier wood Greenland to either of my 2, much lighter, graphite narrow blade paddles. (Eddyline Windswift, old style Werner Little Dipper.) I use the same low stroke with all of them. The wood paddle seems nicer for surfing and sculling. But for travelling I think I prefer the graphite lightness. Jerry *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Sep 20 1998 - 14:04:27 PDT
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