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Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/19/2009, 12:39 am
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions (Joy)

: I got a carbon fiber paddle for a gift, and while I probably wouldn't have
: bought it, I do like it now. Nice and light and stiffer than my wrc. I do
: miss the wood in my hand. I'm thinking about a wooden loomed carbon fiber
: paddle...

Personally I'd prefer it not being really stiff, I like a little flex in the GP.

Would seem to me that would be an advantage to a CF GP (too many abreviations ) in that it could have some flex and still be strong, where a cedar paddle that has flex tends to be somewhat easy to damage.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Roy -- 10/15/2009, 2:17 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
John Van Buren -- 10/16/2009, 7:23 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Wesley Ewell -- 10/16/2009, 4:48 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Joy -- 10/18/2009, 11:16 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2009, 12:39 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Brian Nystrom -- 10/16/2009, 6:29 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Roy -- 10/16/2009, 11:24 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Roy -- 10/16/2009, 11:37 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2009, 5:10 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Roy -- 10/16/2009, 6:49 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Mrkim -- 10/15/2009, 3:29 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 3:10 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle questions
Roy -- 10/16/2009, 6:51 pm
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Brian Scarborough -- 10/16/2009, 10:42 pm
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Roy -- 10/16/2009, 6:43 pm
Re: Obsession with weight is over-rated------WebKi
Mike Savage -- 10/17/2009, 7:04 am
Re: Obsession with weight is over-rated------WebKi
Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2009, 1:47 am
Re: Obsession with weight is over-rated------WebKi
Mike Savage -- 10/18/2009, 1:32 pm
Re: Obsession with weight is over-rated------WebKi
Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2009, 12:36 am
Re: Obsession with weight is over-rated------WebKi
Mrkim -- 10/17/2009, 5:01 pm
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Brian Scarborough -- 10/17/2009, 11:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2009, 1:48 am