Re: [Paddlewise] Feathered v Unfeathered paddles

><< 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???   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


        I just grabbed my paddle and looked at what I do.  No, I don't
rotate the wrist of my non-control hand, but the control wrist does get
pulled up a little (45 degree feather).  But then I don't adjust with
shoulder or elbow either -- that could probably hurt....      What I do is
loosen my grip and let the shaft rotate in my hand.  Wrist still stays
straight.


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