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01:14 Claim 1: If you are paddling with a feathered paddle and suffer from discomfort in your control-side hand, wrist, elbow or shoulder, you do NOT have to go to zero feather to alleviate or eliminate the discomfort.
Questions:
10:15 1.1: Why do paddlers think they must go to zero feather to alleviate control-side discomfort in their control-side hand, wrist, elbow or shoulder?
11:13 1.2: Why do expert paddlers like Greg Barton and Ivan Lawler use a high paddle angle of 75 degrees? Also consider that Hungarian World and Olympic K1 sprint champion Balint Kopasz paddles using a more moderate feather angle of 56 degrees.
Let me know what you think of my claim, and if you have answers to my questions.
Gary Cziko, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
California Center for Research on Advanced Paddling (CCRAP)
15 сен 2024