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Re: Paddle: GL lengths
By:Sean Dawe
Date: 4/30/2012, 7:53 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: GL lengths (Roy Martin)

: Mike is correct.....it might help some to go to the Masik issue for
: the summer of 2010 {
: http://www.qajaqusa.org/QUSA/newsletter.htm } I did a survey on
: body size versus paddle the person had found to be their size to
: date It is on page 42 because the Greenland and the European
: peoples have slightly different proportions. I was trying to
: determine if there was a different method needed for sizing a
: paddle.

: Best Wishes
: Roy
I'm with Mike B on this as well. I'm 6'3". My first paddle was around 92". Now I always paddle an 88" with a 22" loom. You need to take into consideration boat width as well as any body measurements.

Sean

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: GL lengths
Mike -- 4/30/2012, 5:16 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
John Abercrombie -- 4/30/2012, 5:35 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Etienne Muller -- 4/30/2012, 5:53 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
dave koslow -- 4/30/2012, 6:23 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Roy Martin -- 4/30/2012, 6:22 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Bill Hamm -- 5/1/2012, 3:24 am
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Roy Martin -- 4/30/2012, 6:30 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Mike -- 4/30/2012, 7:01 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Brian Nystrom -- 5/1/2012, 6:34 am
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Mike Bielski -- 4/30/2012, 7:22 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Roy Martin -- 4/30/2012, 7:36 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Sean Dawe -- 4/30/2012, 7:53 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Allan -- 4/30/2012, 7:54 pm
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Brian Nystrom -- 5/1/2012, 6:38 am
Re: Paddle: GL lengths
Nick Riccardi -- 5/3/2012, 4:54 pm