http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/05/choosing-a-paddle-made-easy/ Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/05/choosing-a-paddle-made-easy/#comment-317 Peter Fri, 06 May 2011 12:07:42 +0000 http://www.austinkayak.com/blog/?p=5597#comment-317 Frances – the flattening is to mimic your hand. Your hand is not a ’round’ when you hold something, you will notice that if you make a grip like you are holding a paddle that it is oval, they ovalize the grips on the paddles to mimic this. Most find it more comfortable.

]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/05/choosing-a-paddle-made-easy/#comment-315 Suzu Fri, 06 May 2011 11:52:12 +0000 http://www.austinkayak.com/blog/?p=5597#comment-315 Very helpful, simple explaination for choosing a paddle. I plan to send the info to friends who are just learning to kayak. Thanks for the tips!

]]> http://blog.austinkayak.com/2011/05/choosing-a-paddle-made-easy/#comment-313 Frances Price Thu, 05 May 2011 21:55:32 +0000 http://www.austinkayak.com/blog/?p=5597#comment-313 I appreciate the valuable information in this article. I notice that you do not address the “flattening” of some paddle shafts in the grip area. I have paddled with a couple of such paddles and found the flattened grip uncomfortable. While the overall diameter of the shafts weren’t larger than that of my own paddle, the slight widening of the flattened grip made my average-sized female hands sore fairly quickly. I would be interested in any remarks this author has on the subject.

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