Re: [Paddlewise] Bent shaft paddles

From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:45:28 -0600 (MDT)
On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Edward Sullivan wrote:

> 
> Now we're off the subject of paddles...
> 
> I'm about to blow my allowance on a paddle upgrade. I have a vertical
> stroke and like to go fast. Any experience with bent shafts?
> 
> Forgive me if this was touched upon during the last flurry of paddle
> talk; my eyes glazed toward the end of the thread.

i love my bent shaft paddle!! it's nice and llight, and really fast. a few
years ago, my daughter and i entered a race, and won our class, for that
we recieved a cash prize, but she also won a door prize, a brand new bent
shaft paddle, which was even her size... she loves it too.

mark

ps, you were talking about canoe paddles, right?

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