for me, it boils down to using the materials I like best. Nothing
beats a nice carbon fiber paddle. They last, they are warm to the
touch, the (very little) flex is just right. And they are light
weight.

But they are all bent shafts. So, now I paddle with a bent shaft.

Except in whitewater. And even than, I likely have a bent shaft
tucked in as my spare.

-Dan V.

On 8 Mar 2004 14:24:58 -0800, (Ryan Morin)
wrote:

I want to buy some new paddles and was looking around and noticed that
there is a type that hasa bent blade.

Just wondering if it is a better way to go for fla****er lake and
river travel.