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Re: Paddle: greenland paddle length?
By:Fred Gasper
Date: 3/2/2011, 8:06 am
In Response To: Paddle: greenland paddle length? (dave g)

The only really set thing about a GP is the blade needs to be comfortably narrow for doing extended padddle stuff. I am 6-1 and about 200#. I found my sweet spot (after about 10 paddles) at 88" and 3 1/4" wide blades. My wife, who is 5'-4" uses an 80" w/3 1/4" blade or 82" paddle with 3" blade. You would be surprised at how much difference 2" in length makes. The normal sizes for men I sell paddles to (after they try several sizes) are:

84" is normal up to about 5-8" height and 150 lb.
86" normal for 150 to 180 lb and less than over 5-8" and under 6' height
88" is normal for 6' up to about 6-3"
90" is for those over 6-3" or over 250 lb.

Some of the younger guys (

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Paddle: greenland paddle length?
dave g -- 3/2/2011, 12:09 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/2/2011, 12:24 am
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JohnK -- 3/2/2011, 12:49 am
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Allan -- 3/2/2011, 1:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2011, 4:08 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/2/2011, 7:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2011, 12:33 am
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Noel Bennett -- 3/3/2011, 7:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2011, 11:26 am
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KenC -- 3/9/2011, 9:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2011, 12:50 am
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Allan -- 3/3/2011, 3:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2011, 5:59 pm
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Fred Gasper -- 3/2/2011, 8:06 am
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Don Goss -- 3/2/2011, 6:01 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 3/2/2011, 7:41 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 3/3/2011, 10:51 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2011, 11:28 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 3/3/2011, 2:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2011, 3:39 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 3/4/2011, 11:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2011, 2:53 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 3/5/2011, 1:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/5/2011, 6:20 pm
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 3/5/2011, 8:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/6/2011, 1:03 am