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From: Gerald Foodman <klagjf_at_worldnet.att.net>
subject: [Paddlewise] unfeathered bent shaft
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:42:54 -0700
To relieve wrist problems get a bent shaft paddle if you have the money.  (I
use the AT Xception.)  All straight shaft paddles put your wrist in an
unnatural position.  Not so the bent shaft.  After one hour of paddling with
the AT a straight shaft seems entirely awkward. I now hate all my 7 straight
shaft paddles, including my wood Greenland.

I paddle unfeathered and don't know how the bent shaft will work for those
who feather.  Also, I am told, all bent shafts are not alike.  The AT has a
compound bend that perfectly aligns the wrists.

Jerry

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From: <tfj_at_interaccess.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] unfeathered bent shaft
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:25:34 -0500
how about rolling?

Gerald Foodman wrote:

> To relieve wrist problems get a bent shaft paddle if you have the money.  (I
> use the AT Xception.)  All straight shaft paddles put your wrist in an
> unnatural position.  Not so the bent shaft.  After one hour of paddling with
> the AT a straight shaft seems entirely awkward. I now hate all my 7 straight
> shaft paddles, including my wood Greenland.
>
> I paddle unfeathered and don't know how the bent shaft will work for those
> who feather.  Also, I am told, all bent shafts are not alike.  The AT has a
> compound bend that perfectly aligns the wrists.
>
> Jerry
>
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From: Gerald Foodman <klagjf_at_worldnet.att.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] unfeathered bent shaft
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:16:15 -0700
>how about rolling?
>
Rolling is much easier for me with a bent shaft.  You know the angle of you
shaft more precisely.
Jerry

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