Re: [Paddlewise] Greenland Style Paddles

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 21:39:50 -0400, "MICHAEL SILVIUS"
<M.Silvius_at_worldnet.att.net> said:

> Although I am a devout Greenland paddle user and no longer even use
> any euro paddles, and would reccomend Mr Pelletier try one anyhow,

I'm a firm advocate of trying everything you can and taking what works
for you. For me it's the greenland paddle in my sea kayak and a wing
paddle on my surf ski. I've tried the wing on the sea kayak and I
don't like it.  I've tried the greenland on my surf ski and had the
same reaction.  For cold weather paddling I like the bow that Michael
mentions below.

> I have to point out we should not forget about Bill Lowe's arthritis
> solution, the bent/bow paddle. I don't see a link on his site for it
> for it but perhaps you might know were to find a picture. It seems to
> have worked for him.

As Michael noted Bill took an alternate route.  He thought about the
biomechanics of paddling and came up with his own paddle.  I've got one
it works very well.

http://home.comcast.net/~jkolsen/assets/images/fullbow1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~jkolsen/assets/images/bowhandle.jpg

Your hands go on the vertical posts/handles. The strap is to keep the
paddleblades from flopping into the water when you rest it on the
cockpit coaming - the strap is not structural.

My canoeing partner has elbow tendonitis, when I coax him into a sea
kayak he always uses the bow paddle because it's my only paddle that
doesn't bother his tendonitis.

The reason I like the bow for offseason paddling is with the arched
shaft
water does not run down the paddle shaft onto my hands or onto the deck. 

Kirk
-- 
  Kirk Olsen
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