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

> (Harvey Golden:)
> >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.
>

> (John F.:)
> Wouldn't that buoyancy also make it more difficult to immerse the
> paddle during the catch portion of the stroke?

I can't feel any bouyancy effects with my Greenland Blade.  Of course, I've
adopted Maligiaq  Padilla's slice at the catch, with the top paddle edge tilted
forward, and it goes all the way down quickly.

Cheers - Dennis Asmussen

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