In a message dated 7/17/2009 3:42:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, crjungers_at_gmail.com writes: >So you've had flutter issues too? Yes, the GP paddles do tend to flutter. This can be overcome to a certain extent with proper paddling technique. Top edge of blade tilted a bit forward at start of stroke to drive the blade down into the water...wait until the blade is mostly immersed before applying much force. That being said, there are still paddles that have less tendency to flutter than others. The thinner blades seem to flutter more. For a while, I was making blades that were 3" wide at the tip and 94" long. Now I've moved back to 3.5" and shortened the paddles to 90". And I'm convinced that the asymmetrical style, has less flutter than the symmetrical style. The asymmetrical style has a center of gravity that is slightly further forward than the center of the shaft at the middle of the paddle - so it has a "preferred orientation" - and this seems to apply as it is dragged through the water as well - possibly helping to combat flutter. Mark Goff **************Snoop, Lil Wayne, Lady GaGa -- land the tix you need for this summer's biggest tours. Tourtracker.com (http://www.tourtracker.com/?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000007) *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 17 2009 - 16:01:59 PDT
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