RE: [Paddlewise] Paddle Length

Bob,  I am 5' 11" and use a 240 cm paddle (blades on the smaller side)
with a 24" boat (Pygmy Osprey Standard).  This works great for me, since
it enables me to keep my stroke low.  Except for when I'm blasting
across a boat channel, my hands rarely come above my chin.

TDittrich

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bob Denton [SMTP:gulfstream_at_flinet.com]
> Sent:	Monday, September 21, 1998 11:45 AM
> To:	paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject:	[Paddlewise] Paddle Length
> 
> I suspect my 240 cm Swift paddle is too long for me. I've cut it down
> to a
> 230 and may continue shortening it, so I can determine the ideal
> length <>
> joint pains.
> 
> What length paddles to other Paddlewisenheimers use? Around here
> (South
> Florida) the average seems to be 220cm. I am 6' and paddle a narrow
> boat.
> 
> Thanks for the insight.
> 
> cya
> 
> Bob Denton
> 
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