Re: [Paddlewise] paddle testing

From: Keith Wrage <keith.wrage_at_charter.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:41:59 -0500
not qualified in any way to weigh in on the physics of paddling but...

I think we need to have someone put together an "Iron Byron" for 
paddling.  The US Golf Association has a unit for consistently testing golf 
equipment with a standard swing 
(http://www.leaderboard.com/GLOSSARY_IRONBYRON).  I'm sure something like 
this would be quite inexpensive to build ;o)...I'm certain we'd need some 
sponsors!!  C'mon all you garage inventors...let's see your best mechanical 
paddler to test these paddles!!

And as a bonus, what a great stoker to have in the back of your double on 
those long stretches into the wind.  Of course, unless it is a solar 
powered unit you've got some power issues.

K


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