>>The only disadvantage they have is in a strong headwind. At 08:32 PM 8/11/99 -0700, Matt Broze wrote: > >Such an overwhelming disadvantage that I cut my first paddle in two and >twisted it into a feathered paddle. > More food for thought (or fuel for the fire)... While paddling into a severe headwind is hard work for even a narrow unfeathered paddle (except a storm paddle), one technique that I have often used but have never heard discussed is to adopt a "racing bicycle" posture where you bend at the waist and keep your torso low and extremely close to the deck. If I recall correctly, there is some footage of Greenlanders demonstrating this posture in John Heath's Kayak Qlubben video. This posture does inhibit some torso rotation but it so drastically reduces windage on your body that it makes a tremendous difference in very strong headwinds. I have not found this to be a viable technique for a feathered blade since all the blade rotation would have to be performed by wrist cock alone due to the extremely horizontal angle of the paddle shaft. Of course, this posture gets uncomfortable after a short period of time but it does have its uses. Greg Stamer Orlando, Florida *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Aug 12 1999 - 22:36:26 PDT
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