Re: [Paddlewise] Epic Paddles

A friend of mine complained about flutter in a paddle she was thinking 
of buying. I told her it was a good paddle and if she used it for a 
while the flutter would disappear. Sure enough it did. I find flutter 
is a technique specific problem and the technique that eliminates 
flutter in one paddle may not for another, however if you use a paddle 
for a while you automatically adjust your technique and the flutter 
disappears.

The best solution for flutter I have heard widely talked about is the 
"canted" stroke advocated by some Greenland style paddlers. This 
technique seems to automatically eliminate flutter, and when I look at 
my own stroke with a Euro paddle I see that it is "canted" even though 
I never consciously incorporated the technique.
Nick

On Friday, June 6, 2003, at 03:43  PM, Strosaker wrote:

> From: <jwd_at_acm.org>
>> What do PaddleWise people think of Epic Paddles?  Speaking from
>> experience, of course.
>
> JWD,
>
> I've barrowed a friends Epic Wayfarer a few times and found that it
> fluttered terribly in the water. Otherwise, it seemed pretty nice, 
> which was
> a real shame, because the fluttering in the water was bad enough that I
> would never buy or use one. I recommend Werner or Lightning, or if you 
> want
> to go inexpensive, AquaBound. I've heard good things about Lendal, but 
> I
> haven't tried one.


Nick Schade

Guillemot Kayaks
824 Thompson St
Glastonbury, CT 06033
USA
Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/

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