Re: [Paddlewise] Unfeathered Paddle Preference

From: Gerald Foodman <klagjf_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 16:09:47 -0800
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From: Julio MacWilliams <juliom_at_cisco.com>

>My paddling motion with the Greenland paddle is very, very, very different
>from the strokes I do with a euro paddle.  With the Greenland paddle
>I use a low stroke

It is possible, and effective, to use a low stroke with a euro paddle, as
long as the euro doesn't have a huge blade.  In other words, the Greenland
style stroke does not require a Greenland paddle.  But the low Greenland
stroke does require unfeathered.

Jerry

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