Re: [Paddlewise] Shoulder and Rotator Cup Problems

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Bob from your description of "a bit wider than my shoulders" I would assume that you are using a narrower grip than the "elbows bent 90" width grip and a slightly wider grip than the Greenland grip.   Would this be a correct assumption?    When teaching how do you describe to a student how wide apart to set their hands?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bob Volin 
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Shoulder and Rotator Cup Problems


Mark,
   I find that I vary my grip width, but it's mostly a bit wider than my shoulders.  It feels to me that it's a matter of leverage.  If I need to go to "low gear" I'll widen the grip and crank up the cadence.  But when I'm cruising easily in benign conditions, I'll tend to narrow the grip width and get a longer paddle stroke relative to my own movement.  This is all done with a 210 (or 206) paddle, so even with a wide grip, my hand doesn't get higher than my face.
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