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changing "gears"! , feather?

Posted By: Peter K
Date: Wednesday, 13 August 2003, at 11:00 p.m.

In Response To: Re: paddle length- changing "gears" (KenB)

: Check out Greg Barton's Epic Paddles. His Length Lock is rock solid and
: allows for continuously variable feather angle as well as a 10cm length
: adjustment.

I'll second that opinion on th4e length lock. I've got an Epic, a 29 inch beam tandem and an Romany explorer. I'll shorten the paddle to 215 for surfing, lengthen it out to 220 for cruising, at the end of a tough day I might shorten it back to 215. 225 is what I used to paddle with, now that is for the tandem only.

I am by no means an expert paddler though, still working hard on my forward stroke, off-side roll, and many other things. So my style has yet to crystalize. I have stumpy legs and a tall torso. I'll probably find that somewhere between 200 and 210 cm will be the best in the end. Then again, I have been having a lot of fun with a GP lately.

I have locked in my feather angle at 60 and would never change it casually. I let a friend borrow my paddle; he returned it at about 40, and it did some weird stuff; I almost capsized on flat water. Then again, it would not be the first time.

Messages In This Thread

paddle length- old dog learning
Rob Enns -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 11:30 a.m.

Re: paddle length- old dog learning
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 12:31 p.m.

Re: paddle length- old dog learning
risto -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 12:45 p.m.

Re: paddle length- old dog learning
Shawn Baker -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 1:09 p.m.

But ...
risto -- Thursday, 7 August 2003, at 5:10 a.m.

Re: But ...
Shawn Baker -- Thursday, 7 August 2003, at 12:06 p.m.

Re: But ...
Brian Nystrom -- Friday, 8 August 2003, at 12:25 p.m.

Re: paddle length- old dog learning
Rob Enns -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 1:01 p.m.

Re: paddle length- old dog learning
Karl -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 12:45 p.m.

Re: beam and paddle length
martin -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 3:22 p.m.

Re: paddle length- changing "gears"
Brad Farr -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 7:00 p.m.

Re: paddle length- changing "gears"
KenB -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 10:21 p.m.

Re: paddle length- changing "gears"
risto -- Thursday, 7 August 2003, at 5:13 a.m.

Re: paddle length- changing "gears"
KenB -- Thursday, 7 August 2003, at 11:28 a.m.

Re: paddle length- changing "gears"
risto -- Wednesday, 13 August 2003, at 12:53 p.m.

Fixing a loose button
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 13 August 2003, at 1:40 p.m.

changing "gears"! , feather?
Peter K -- Wednesday, 13 August 2003, at 11:00 p.m.

Re: paddle length- changing "gears"
Greg Stamer -- Thursday, 7 August 2003, at 12:51 a.m.

Re: old dog learning about hills in Iowa
Bryan -- Wednesday, 6 August 2003, at 12:07 a.m.

It's A Lever......
Ian Johnston -- Wednesday, 6 August 2003, at 2:27 a.m.

Re: paddle length- old dog learning
Don -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 5:43 p.m.

Check shaft oval!!
Randy Knauff -- Tuesday, 5 August 2003, at 8:30 p.m.

Re: Check shaft oval!!
Rob Enns -- Wednesday, 6 August 2003, at 11:16 a.m.

Re: Check shaft oval!!
Randy Knauff -- Wednesday, 6 August 2003, at 12:09 p.m.

Re: Check shaft oval!!
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 6 August 2003, at 1:24 p.m.

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