I was recently told that one of the requirements of BCU Coach awards is the use of a feathered paddle. Someone else told me last night that the ACA requires the same of it's instructors. I have paddled unfeathered since my start in this sport, because is seemed more logical than the use of a feathered paddle. I still believe that there is no significant advantage to the use of feathered over unfeathered. Believe me, I've heard enough of the arguments, I just don't believe the facts prove that feathered is superior. So here I am, a soon to be "official" 3 star paddler, with dreams of teaching, but using an unfeathered paddle. Since I'm not ready to abandon my desire to teach, I find that I am forced to not just learn to paddle feathered but really to take my 3 star test with a feathered paddle. Can anyone confirm or refute these claims of required feathered paddle use? I'm really not looking to troll for an argument. Save your breath, I will still believe that unfeathered is better. But if I have to switch to become certified to teach, then I *will* switch. C'est la guerre! Thank you in advance for your factual responses regarding BCU / ACA policy and thanks to the rest of you for not trying to sway my beliefs regarding the feathered / unfeathered debate. Jed Luby Goffstown, NH *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 01 2000 - 11:59:24 PDT
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