Dave: Additionally the wrist sees very little movement. The grips rotate in the hand. If I am not mistaken I seem to recall this was the problem that Bill Lowe sought to solve. I have never used one but paddled w/ him for a few hours a few yrs back and recall that the motion he employs is very subtle. Minor up and down with the fore arm pivoting at the elbow and and thrust came mostly from upper torso rotation. Send him a note, he would probably make you one for a reasonable fee. best regards: michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Kruger" <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> > Egad. That is the most bizarre paddle I have ever seen. I take it the strap > is down in use. Looks like the main difference ergonomically is that the > hand is closed on a vertical object (the handle) instead of a (more or less) > horizontal object (paddleshaft in a "normal" paddle). The consequence is the > forearm is not twisted inward on pulling. > Wow. As a tendonitis guy, I think I need to try one of these. > Dave Kruger *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Sep 06 2004 - 16:32:41 PDT
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