Re: [Paddlewise] intro and lightning paddles??

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 12:05:56 -0400
At 12:34 AM 10/20/00 -0700, Dave Kruger wrote:
>timbre_at_best.com wrote:
>> 
>> hi, i'm new...thought i'd intro myself.  [snip]
>
>> i need some paddle advice.  not as in paddling, but as in buying a
>> paddle.  by profession i'm a violinist so very protective of my hands
>>  [snip] i found "lightning" paddles out of
>> oregon on the web and in the back of a book we have (www.paddles.com) and
>> they have a 21 oz. one i am fantasizing about.  can you guys enlighten
>> me?  is there such a thing as "too light" a paddle? when i rent them
>> sometimes they are so heavy my hands tingle.  yuck.   

I paddle a Lightning standard but it's the old fiberglass shaft model.
I've also paddled the carbon fiber version and I really liked it.  It
definately felt a lot lighter than my paddle but I'm sure that I get used
to it.  Getting used to the price (~$345 US) is another thing.

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