Re: [Paddlewise] The Wing Paddle

From: "Kirk Olsen" <kolsen_at_imaginelan.com>

> There are serious trade-offs going to the wing paddle.  I'm not able to do 
> a back stroke, a decent low brace or scull.  A low brace sort of works, but 
> it's more of a drag sort of stroke to slow down than an actual bracing 
> stroke.  Rolling with the wing is okay but takes some changes in technique.
> 
> So if you are out for a cruise and can depend on your forward sweep as your
> bracing stroke the wing is fine.  If you want to play around, scull,  and 
> low brace I would not use a wing.

At the East Coast Canoe & Kayak Festival there was a session on paddles
featuring Derek H., Ken Fink, Len ??? and Paddlewise's own Gabriel Romeu.
I caught the tail end of it and afterwards, chatted with the presenters
about the wing paddle.  Ken Fink insisted that you could do everything
(braces, sculling, etc) with a wing that could be done with a regular 
paddle.  I didn't bother following through with this, but still wonder
"HOW?".

Does anyone know how to modify your technique to allow, say, sculling
with a wing?  Or has anyone found a web page offering the info?

Mike

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