On Sun 02 Dec 2001, John Gibbs wrote: > McNally mentioned. (Mike, which way did you twist the blade to control > flutter?) I don't recall. And I didn't mean to say that tilting forward was bad (if done in moderation to reduce flutter) it just seemed an appropriate segway to wing paddles. Theoretically it would be better to reduce flutter by tilting the top of the blade/shaft back so as to add lift rather than pulling the boat into the water, but it could have been the other rotation that worked better. i And when using a light grip a little flutter is probably acceptable. That's where the only real test of the paddle is a comparison. 'Cause all paddles flutter (I presume from what others here have said). -- Mike McNally mmcnally3_at_prodigy.net *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 02 2001 - 23:46:55 PST
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