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Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 3/26/2012, 3:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck (Robert N Pruden)

: Wondering how the webs would feel on a double. Perhaps this will be
: a summer project of mine. Hmm!

: Robert N Pruden

I would suspect these would be very "flexy." I do see the guy is using CF which will stiffen them up. Not going to knock it until I have tried it, but I don't know, it's a far cry from a good ol' paddle. It seems this would work best for a very slow paddle with a single. It would be very "splashy" with a double. I would think entry would be very sloppy.

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Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
Kurt Maurer -- 3/25/2012, 7:10 pm
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
Mike Savage -- 3/26/2012, 1:52 pm
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
Kirk Fredericks -- 3/26/2012, 2:02 pm
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/26/2012, 2:09 pm
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
Robert N Pruden -- 3/26/2012, 3:19 pm
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/26/2012, 3:51 pm
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
John Messinger -- 3/26/2012, 7:20 pm
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2012, 3:46 am
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
john Messinger -- 3/27/2012, 6:23 am
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Sean Dawe -- 3/27/2012, 8:58 am
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
Kirk Fredericks -- 3/27/2012, 5:02 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/27/2012, 5:28 pm
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dave koslow -- 3/28/2012, 9:59 am
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john Messinger -- 3/29/2012, 5:10 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 3/30/2012, 9:55 am
Re: Paddle: Paddle Like A Duck
StephenHJ -- 3/30/2012, 4:51 pm