> I think so. When I switch from my greenland style paddle to my euro > paddle the euro paddle feels like a shovel on the end of a stick. Okay... long narrow Greenland versus short fat Euro... I can see the "Shovel" analogy. And those who paddle Greenland all say that it's an easier stroke once you get accustomed to it. But beyond that, would you consider the Euro style to be strength oriented? All my learning has taught me that if you're using strength, you've got a problem with your technique. Perhaps I'm taking the work "strength" too literally. Larry, when you said strength, did you mean to imply "arm and shoulder muscles" for propulsion, or just "not as easy as Greenland"? Because, if Euro style is strength oriented, then I've got to go back and re-learn a bunch of stuff :-( and consider switching to Greenland myself :-) Rick *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Sep 03 2004 - 11:38:15 PDT
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