[Paddlewise] Fw: Feathered verses un-feathered - sorry

From: Jolie Wheeling <jolie_at_rockisland.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:01:18 -0700
Steve said:

To me, any discussion of Greenland verses euro naturally leads to feathered
verses un-feathered since that is really the most obvious difference between
the two. All the other differences are just a matter of dimensional
differences, which vary widely on the euro anyway.

I always use an un-feathered paddle because of what I perceive as the
following advantages:
-I don't need to worry about how to do proper wrist and/or forearm
articulation when using a feathered paddle to avoid injury

I've been taught that feathered paddles are easier on the hand/wrist/forearm,
and that is one of the most important reasons to feather.
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