Nick Schade wrote: > <This is what makes the discussion so confusing. Anybody can do a test > like yours and it would seem that you have answered the paddle > efficiency question. But unless you do some test which measure how > much energy each of you expended to create the force to make you go > that fast, you still don't know anything about the efficiency.> Nick: point taken (the italicized text above) but that's why I emphasized the other paddler's higher level of fitness (he rock climbs, skis, runs, does weights and is 8 years or so younger). It is unimaginable that I can apply as much energy to the paddle (my Greenland paddle) as he can (his Euro Lendal) given he trains so much harder than I do. But we do need some science applied here and some on the water tests. Who will do that? Best Wishes - Dennis *************************************************************************** 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 21 2001 - 09:53:19 PDT
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