From: "Matt Broze" <mkayaks_at_oz.net> > Problems I have with GP's: > Wet hands Definitely. It's ok at this time of year while the water's warm, but with cold weather a month away... > Poor slap bracing, must get the GP underwater to get a solid brace (which > takes too long) Haven't noticed this problem. > Higher flutter rate (of narrower blades) under high loads make it hard to > predict where the paddle blade will be The paddle doesn't flutter if you use a canted stroke. I haven't bothered with non-canted strokes since overcoming the flutter is a pain. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 17 2002 - 06:45:20 PDT
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