On 2-Jun-2005, Bill Tuthill wrote:

With Freeride there's virtually no dripping down the shaft.
I have no idea why. Drip rings are unnecessary!

I suspect that this is due to the shape of the blade - especially
the curvature around the shoulder near the root of the blade.
If the blade is thin enough and the curve is tight enough, the water
will probably not be able to stay stuck to the blade and keep flowing
down the shaft - it'll drop off.

I have a paddle with a vaguely similar behavior, but one that I don't
like. The water breaks off the blade at the shoulder and then hits
the shaft where my hands are - past the drip rings. It's a wet
paddle and the drip rings are little help. I've been tempted to
shave the blade shoulders to try to get it to drip differently.

Mike