RE: [Paddlewise] Using the Angled Greenland Stroke with a Feathered Euro Paddle

Since I was still pulling the blade in the same direction (perpendicular to
the face angle) I don't think I had to grip it any differently. I didn't
notice it anyhow if I did.
Since I was holding the paddle pretty much the same with my hand I don't
think it would hurt my bracing much. Again I didn't notice a problem that
way but them I might not have needed a "reflexive like" brace either. I
certainly was tripped up several times by starting to accelerate with the
blades inadvertently angled this way. I'll need to get over that.
Matt Broze
http://www.marinerkayaks.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Baker [mailto:shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com]

Matt,

Good to see you're willing to try just about anything for the sake of
learning. :)  Did you find you had to grip the paddle shaft more
tightly to keep the top edge of the blade canted forward, or was it not
enough to worry about?

Would holding the paddle in this position cause a little bit of
unreliability in a reflexive brace (especially with a feathered
paddle).

Best regards,
Shawn
(Now I need to go try the canted stroke with a Euro myself!)

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