[Paddlewise] FW: Tennis elbow (was intro and lightning paddles)

> G'Day John and Paddlewise,
> 
> Is the issue that simple? Surely you have to take into account things like
> the age of the person, the boat setup and the conditions. For instance I
> paddled all sorts of boats for 18 months with 80 or 90 degree feathered
> paddles without any problems and then started to prefer not using a
> rudder. But a few months without a rudder and sometimes beam winds of 15
> to 20 knots and I started to get "tennis elbow". It wasn't disabling but I
> think given time would have become bad. Recently, I changed the feather
> angle to about 10 degrees and improved the distribution of load in the
> boat, edging technique and use of body weight. Now I can paddle without a
> rudder and without the incipient tennis elbow. As for paddling into the
> wind with an unfeathered paddle, sure it can be hard work but doesn't
> wreck my wrists or arm and can't say I've noticed the paddle wobbling yet?
> 
> 
> How do others cope with feathered paddles and no rudder? 
> 
> All the best, PeterO
> 
> John Fereira wrote
> SNIP
> >So many times (mostly from whitewater paddlers) I've seen people claim
> that
> >lower degreed feather angled paddled "cured" their wrist problems.   I've
> >maintained that it isn't the paddle that causes wrist problems;  it's the
> >technique one uses when using a paddle with a high degree of feather
> angle.
> SNIP
> >Pushing the wind with every stroke and controlling a wobbling blade 
> >probably puts more stress on the joints than a feathered paddle that is 
> >cutting into the wind.
> SNIP
> 

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