Re: [Paddlewise] Paddle Talk

Duane,  
> What surprised me about it is that
> they are recommending a paddle length of 210 cm for average size sea kayakers
> who use a high angle stroke. I'm an average size guy (5', 10") who has been
> using a high angle stroke for the last several years, and I've been happy
> with a 215 cm Werner Shuna. 
I'm suprised that you seem that suprised by werners recomendation.  210 vs.
215, is slightly less than an inch off each side.  To me that seems a pretty
small distinction.   While I'm not doubting that someone VERY tuned into their
paddle might be able to feel that distinction, I would wager that 95% of
paddlers, or more, would ahve trouble feeling the difference of 5 cm in a
paddle.  That small a difference seems to me to be well into the presonal
preference range, and I would think your experience would basically validate
Werners recomendation.   

>  
> Topic 3-Carbon Fiber Greenland Paddle: I recently bought a carbon fiber
> Greenland paddle from Superior Kayaks (
> http://www.superiorkayaks.com/superiorkayaks008.htm )
You got pictures of that? I'd like to see it, but I couldn't find it online.

Have you checked out Bending branches system for adjusting both feather and
length?  Seems like it could be just the setup for figuring out what works best
for an individual. 

Geoff 



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