I agree. A smallish blade, short, vertical shaft and high RPM's are definitely in style. Find a combo that works for your body and you're there. Steve Scherrer aldercreek.com Mike writes: > One thing I would suggest is trying a different paddle. The Nordkapp is a > relatively big blade (by _my_ standards :-) and this could be forcing you > into a low stroke rate that isn't optimal for you. See if you can borrow a > smaller blade - even to something as petite as a Current Designs > Sabella (http://www.cdkayak.com/paddles.htm#Sabella) and try a higher > stroke rate. > > I can't say for sure that it'll help, but it's worth a try. Everyone has their own > natural cadence and if you're off that it could slow you down a tad. I > wouldn't expect a big change however. > > Keep the Nordkapp for when you want power. > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 30 2001 - 19:02:09 PST
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