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Re: Flutter -> Technique
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 2/9/2000, 10:51 am
In Response To: Re: Greenland paddle - Flutter (Paul Lund)


> I launched my boat the day before yesterday, I noticed that the paddle
> tends to vibrate a little on each stroke, it's not quite a flutter, but
> there is definatley a vibration there. What would cause this? . Is this
> normal with greenland sticks?

Any paddle can have a tendancy to flutter although european blades with the blade set somewhat behind the center of the shaft do it less.

The fluttering is caused by vortex sheading occurring on alternating edges of the blade. The solution to this is like Jay said, angle the bottom edge of the paddle slightly forward. This forces the vortex to occur on just that side eliminating the flutter. As you start the release of the stroke, angle the bottom edge of the blade slightly towards the stern. This motion is pretty natural and if you are not already doing it, you will quickly adapt to it. People who don't experience the flutter are probably doing this already.

Messages In This Thread

Greenland paddle - so heavy
Ross Leidy -- 2/7/2000, 12:08 pm
Re: Thanks for all the advice
Ross Leidy -- 2/9/2000, 8:56 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - so heavy
Robert Woodard -- 2/9/2000, 7:05 pm
Re: weight and flutter
Jay Babina -- 2/8/2000, 8:44 am
Re: weight and flutter
David Walker -- 2/8/2000, 11:33 pm
Re: weight and flutter
James Neely -- 2/9/2000, 8:37 am
not nice!
Dean Trexel -- 2/8/2000, 7:34 pm
Re: not nice!
Ross Leidy -- 2/9/2000, 12:08 am
Re: not nice!
Hank -- 2/9/2000, 8:20 am
Re: weight and flutter
Shawn Baker -- 2/8/2000, 2:45 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - so heavy
Greg Stamer -- 2/7/2000, 3:12 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - Flutter
Paul Lund -- 2/7/2000, 4:12 pm
Re: Flutter -> Technique
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/9/2000, 10:51 am
Re: Flutter -> Technique
Paul Lund -- 2/10/2000, 5:22 am
Re: Greenland paddle - Flutter
Greg Stamer -- 2/7/2000, 10:48 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - Flutter
Tony -- 2/7/2000, 7:41 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - Flutter
Chris Bush -- 2/8/2000, 1:12 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - Flutter
pete czerpak -- 2/8/2000, 8:15 am
freudian slip on the nibble??
mike allen -- 2/7/2000, 7:54 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - lighten up!
Mike Hanks -- 2/7/2000, 12:45 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - lighten up!
Ross Leidy -- 2/7/2000, 10:39 pm
Re: Greenland paddle diamond-shape
Mike Hanks -- 2/8/2000, 1:00 am
Re: Greenland paddle - lighten up!
Greg Stamer -- 2/7/2000, 11:02 pm
Re: Greenland paddle - lighten up!
Ross Leidy -- 2/8/2000, 12:01 am
Re: Greenland paddle - lighten up!
Kent LeBoutillier -- 2/8/2000, 6:27 am