Re: [Paddlewise] Feathered v Unfeathered paddles

From: <Sandykayak_at_aol.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:24:31 EDT
In a message dated 8/11/99 12:45:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
timothy.g.mattson_at_intel.com writes:

<< And as someone brings up each time we get into this discussion, with proper
 technique, you do not "cock the wrist" with each stroke on the
 "non-control-hand" side.  I know, many of the books out there tell you to do
 so, but if you watch a really good paddler who uses a feathered paddle,
 you'll see that during a forwawrd stroke, the wrist is in a straight line
 with the fore-arm.  Adjustments are made in the shoulder and elbow to
 properly orient the blade. >>

Oh, Oh.  You don't??? Now I'll have to print this and take the itty-bitty 
piece of paper on the water with me and see how I do it vs what you are 
suggesting.  I'm 99.9% sure that I "rotate" my wrist.   Does this increase 
the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome which, considering I'm a writer and at the 
PC almost all day, looks as if I'll be lucky to escape?

Sandy Kramer
Miami

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