I paddle with a shorty Greenland paddle - 80" despite the fact that I have a 6'1" arm span. I'm in a narrow boat so this gives me plenty of opportunity to keep my paddle active. A sliding stroke for a brace or sculling became quite natural. Works very well for me for sprintng, distance paddling, surf, wind-waves, and tide-race play. Not saying it would work for everyone. or even anyone; I like the combination and have no plans to change at the moment. ~d *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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