: Hey Pete

: Kool of you to try and figure this out for a fellow paddler. Have you seen
: some of the Bowlers Wrist stiffeners. They velcro around the write and
: have a steel plate running up the wrist and into the curve of the palm.
: The hand is covered with the glove as well but there are no fingers in the
: glove. With the plate rebent away from the palm, or semply turned around
: in the wrist band and curved in the opposite direction, the paddle loom
: could fit between the palm and steel plate. Pressure being applied by the
: palm would hold the loom and relaxing the pressure, the paddle could be
: released in an emergency.

: The going price on some of these gloves is from $15.00 to around $40.00, but
: the cheaper ones are the ones I would try.

Rollerblading wrist guards are similar. I think Rehd is onto something good here. With such a setup, she would still have her hand in normal paddling position to push with her palm.

You could also mold one from fiberglass to get away from corrosion worries.

A canoe paddle might be another option-- Pear grip or modified-T grip.

Shawn