From: "Kevin Whilden" <kevin_at_yourplanetearth.org> > When the forward stroke is done right, it "feels" wrong... as if there > wasn't enough effort applied. I got to play with a wing paddle (again) briefly yesterday at the Georgian Bay Symposium. The owner (who got it second hand off of a certain JW) wanted to try my new Lendal crankshaft, so we traded for a while. Kevin's comment are especially true for wings. You can fight them all you want, but if you want to go fast, let them go their own way. They seem to direct themselves through the water. Interesting, but I'll stick to the more conventional paddles*. Mike They suck at almost everything else - bracing, sculling etc. I tried a flipflop sculling technique (high brace one, way low brace back) but it's more trouble than it's worth. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon May 14 2001 - 18:56:02 PDT
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