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Paddle length?
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:52 am
by KAYAKN
Just started paddling a open boat, i have a buds blade and just cant seem to get my off side brace to get any water so i either get window shaded or just freakn fall over because i cant brace(reach the water). What length paddles should i try and how long can i get them? Im 6'1" and my arm length is around 32" from my shoulder down to my finger tip. Im fixin to buy a Zephyr so thats the boat i'll be paddling.
Thanks Adam
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:58 am
by cheajack
Off side brace? Whassat?
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:47 pm
by ezwater
Try at least a 58" Also, on offside braces, you often need to really commit to the brace and get your body over and down. Happy swims!
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:06 pm
by KAYAKN
My buds blade is a 58" that ive been using. Just wondering if im setting to high? The boat im learning in is a Ovation and the guy that paddles it is about my height. I wounder if most of my problem is not knowing what the hades im doing. Every time i do need a off side brace i just cant seem to reach the water