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Re: Check shaft oval!!
Posted By: Rob Enns In Response To: Check shaft oval!! (Randy Knauff)
Date: Wednesday, 6 August 2003, at 11:16 a.m.
Randy
Excellent point about the oval. I cut the Werner down last night and just caught that factor at the last minute. My 235 was cut down by the factory from a 240 as I thought that was what I needed. I was able to cut it down to a 228, and do not think it could have gone farther, so 12 cm seems about the limit. How do you cut down the other side,-from where the shaft attaches to the paddle?? Get a new insert??
I tested it last night, and was very happy with the improved performance. It is a bit counterintuitive, as with a longer paddle it feels like you are putting more force on the water.
Rob
: I cut down one of my Werners but took it all from one side. I didn't watch
: closely enough and got into the oval part of the shaft. I had to
: file/ovalize my insert half and lost the ability to feather for that
: paddle.: I find a short paddle with a big blade to be easiest on my shoulders with
: their old injuries. Pulling harder with fewer strokes is easier on my
: shoulders than higher cadence but lifting the paddle many more times a
: day.: Does the same efficiency rule hold for wing paddles? Shorter/hand closer to
: the blade is physically more efficient?: Randy
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