Re: [Paddlewise] Wooden Paddles/LL Bean Wood Paddle

Re LL Paddle, Tom said:
[snip] > I have that paddle.  [snip] >
> So what was I getting at, oh yeah.... I noticed that when paddling real
hard, the paddle wobbled.  It didn't just bow and snap back, it was a
definate wobbling.   Is this normal, or something that wouldn't happen with
a higher quality paddle.  [snip]

Um. . . I really don't know.  You see, I don't do extreme kayaking.  I only
kayak in my neighbor's pool. <g>  (Actually, we did do this, just to test
what happened when you filled the boat with water, how to turn it over
again, etc.)  Anyway, in the ordinary paddling that I have done with the LL
Paddle it seems just fine.  And I do think it's purdy (I could live without
the LL Logo, but hey, it was $50 cheaper than paddles with other logos. .
. ).

So -- thanks to all you have responded to my question about wooden paddles.
It seems the answers were pretty much what I had thought -- they're pretty,
they feel good, and they perhaps flex a little more than other kinds of
paddles.  I think I'll keep mine.

Mark


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