In a message dated 5/11/01 2:47:14 PM, cholst_at_bitstream.net writes: << For that matter, a short Greenland storm paddle can be easier to roll with than the standard Greenland paddle, mainly because you can sweep it faster through the water. >> When I first learned to roll I was using this really skinny GL. It always struck me as odd that the wider paddles, which I would have thought would be easier, were substantially harder. When I made my new paddle I had to beef it up a bit to get the guys to quit griping about me being slow so I had to learn to roll comfortably with a wider blade. Now the skinny blade is so easy that I have to be careful not to do a 360. I wondered why that was. Joan *************************************************************************** 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 Fri May 11 2001 - 13:39:54 PDT
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