Re: [Paddlewise] Helping a new paddler?

I don't know about this.... it has to be more the pure drag. I think that in
addition to the drag of the flat surface... some kind of a thrust vector is
developed by the reflexed blade.

Richard Smith
>
> Paddle blades are like spoons.  You paddle so the blades scoop and move
> the water, rather than pushing the blade through it.  You're trying to
> pull your kayak or canoe through the water by cupping your spoon through
> it.  Imagine how difficult it would be if you reversed your spoon and
> tried to pull youe canoe or kayak that way.  So the cupped side of the
> blade faces you and the rear of the kayak.
>
>

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