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Blade Size
"roo" wrote in message
om... Hi All Hi roo it's been a while! Large blades provide more power, but give a higher chance of injury? More power, yes, but you need to be stronger to get the best from them. Excellent on white water when you need to get as much response as possible from two or three strokes. I've never seen any evidence that they cause injuries, but I suppose any paddle which isn't right for the use it's being put to could do that. Small blades allow/require a higher stroke rate for equivalent large blade propulsion? Short paddles allow (and probably encourage) a higher stroke rate, maybe that's what you were thinking of. The combination of short paddles and too-small blades is inefficient. Is the size irrelevant, because all that is required is enough friction to plant the blade and pull yourself past the shaft? Yes size does matter (somebody had to say it) but in practice if you're a normal size normal strength bloke then buy a normal paddle for the type of stuff you do. If you're smaller than most (that often means either young or female of course) then you might benefit from smaller blades. Should I buy some new paddles with normal sized blades? Depends on how you fit into the above! Cheers, Steve B. |
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