Just got back from a week of paddling (many many miles) working on my technique to remediate the aforementioned tendonitis (thanks to all who wrote advice) and think I have it wired (pain free!). The first half of the trip I used an old two-piece Werner paddle with standard sized blades (not sure of the area) because I could use it unfeathered. When the wind picked up I'd feather it. After I was pretty sure I was paddling more ergonomically (and after the dang locking mechanism in the Werner blew out at a v. inopportune time) I switched to my Lighting with a more 'aggressive' blade. I guess it's more like a racing paddle. Question is: why use a little blade? When I wanted to go easy I just did. But when I wanted to go fast or turn hard to avoid a rock or broaching on a wave I felt like I could get much more of a response from the big blade. *************************************************************************** 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 May 18 1999 - 17:19:42 PDT
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