Bob Denton said, <snip> 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. <stop> OK, I may be a bit strange, but I like a very short paddle. I'm 6' 5" and the paddle I use most often is a 206 cm wooden paddle. I used to use a 240 cm paddle and developed a chronic neck pain. The pain went away almost as soon as I switched to a shorter paddle. My style varies, though most of my paddling is done with a low angled touring stroke. On the other hand, the paddle that I switched to has a smaller blade area. Perhaps I could use a longer paddle if it had a smaller blade area. I intend on buying a longer paddle to check this theory. Cheers, Dave *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 22 1998 - 08:40:10 PDT
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