Wes, That's a fantastic idea! You'll also get a longer lever arm with an 8' 2x4 (a 220cm 'average' paddle is only 7'--only a 245cm is actually 8'). The weight of the 2x4 would also help prevent a "yellow rainbow". Its surface area would also be more 'comfortable' for someone putting all their weight on (not that they should, but many do on the first try). Shawn Wes Boyd wrote: >I've taken to advocating that heavier people invest in a 2x4 for use in >the initial learning of a paddlefloat recovery. Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 08 2002 - 08:03:13 PST
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