From: "Nick Schade" <schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com> > Moving the paddle faster > increases the energy applied to the water by approximately the square > of the paddle velocity. The energy going into the water is energy > that could have gone to into greater speed for your kayak. By making > a paddle that is easier to pull through the water you make the > apparent force less, but you do it by increasing the energy added to > the water at the expense of energy added to the kayak. There is > benefit to decreasing the force on the paddle, but there are > consequences. This is becoming more apparent to me with each day's paddle. I find the GP easier on the joints, but not on the muscles. With the EP, I'm sore and tired; the GP makes me less sore but more tired. A long day's paddle is quite fatiguing. I was leader on Sunday and the last kilometer to the beach found me paddling as the sweep. It's interesting to note that this is counter to what many have said in the past about GPs. They note the phenomenal efficiency compared to the EP and how long you can paddle. I am not seeing this. Overall, I'd rather save wear and tear on the joints (and paddle another day), but I'm not finding it restful over long distances compared to the EP. 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 - 07:53:46 PDT
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