Re: [Paddlewise] Advantages of the high aspect ratio paddle?

From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 09:52:13 -0400
At 07:44 PM 5/22/01 -0700, Harvey Golden wrote:

>I'm certain I'm not the only one who has noticed this fact.  Furthermore, a
>buoyant paddle of the same weight as a non-buoyant paddle will feel lighter
>when being paddled:  As soon as you immerse a blade, the buoyancy is making
>the paddle lighter.  At the end of the stroke, the buoyancy lifts the blade
>out-- puts a little spring-in-the-step as it were.

Wouldn't that buoyancy also make it more difficult to immerse the
paddle during the catch portion of the stroke?


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