Re: [Paddlewise] Lightning v AT paddles

From: Gerald Foodman <klagjf_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 22:17:25 -0700
> I wonder if any Paddlewiser has actually trialled these products in a
>comparative sense in the environments for which they were designed,

I have had a Lightning, and a number of other paddles,  and now use an AT
exclusively.  I don't think you can compare them.  The Lightning is a fine
paddle but is fairly conventional.  Both the blade shape and the shaft
angles make the AT quite different from any conventional paddle.  You must
try it.

I found that it takes no time at all to get used to the compound bends in
the shaft.  On the contrary, it is now the straight shaft that seems
unnatural and hard to get used to.

Jerry

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