Paddle Tip: Feathering your Wing Blade - Which way is the Best?
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Excellent presentation. I changed from 65 degrees after 30 years and was comfortable at zero within a week. I've compensated for the difference between left and right at zero with a small wrist movement, but I am going to change to the small degree determined with a loose ferrule. This should ensure consistency in the strokes. Thanks for that handy info.
@@CCRAPresearch Good advice. Both my paddles have tight fitting shafts, so the loose ferrule did not work for me.
With zero feather you can’t maintain neutral wrist angles with both hands without rotating the paddle. For example keep a neutral wrist with your right hand and plant the blade on the catch perpendicular to the boat. Keep that as a control hand. Even with perfect bilateral symmetry, with a high angle stroke used in racing or efficient touring, an angle of 20 to 40 degree offset is necessary to keep the left wrist neutral. Now do the same with your left hand and again the paddle will need to be offset a similar amount for left hand control.
Great analysis! I break down in the video that I'm personally a 25 degree angle Right to get that symmetry.
Thanks for the video Robert 👍I use the same paddle and after lots of trial and error I have found that 30 degrees is my sweet spot after experimentation with everything from 0 to 70. (I use to up around 68 with elbow pain) Every now and again my split paddle would slip during a long paddle and always end up around this 30. Elbow pain gone. Had a few swims at zero degrees though 😂😂😂
I paddle with 60 degrees.. downside with that is with hard sidewind the wind cathes the upper blade and can flip you over, that is much less with 0 degrees.
It can change overtime as your technique changes/improves, so dont get too locked in
Fabulous assessment! Thank you!
Thank you for watching!!
Excellent analysis of feathering. Until this video, the only explanation to me from professional coaches was the wind resistance argument. Some even laughed a zero and dismissed any angle other at least 45 degrees - "65 if you want to be a decent paddler". I've gone from starting at 65 then to zero (to fix wrist issues) and now out to 45 but yet to be convinced. The logic of symmetry & simplicity appeals to me hence my preference for zero. However I feel with 2 control hands you need to finesse the blade ever so slightly on both sides to get a square blade entry and I've been told I "knife" the blade on the left. No-one ever suggested loosening the ferule for a natural position so I'll give it a try. Maybe 25 is the magic setting for me. Thanks K2N.
I'm really glad to hear that... that is exactly what I wanted to share!!! You may find the feather is very low, I've seen people at 15. You just want to turn the "knifed" side enough where it's oriented correctly.
Very interesting video. I had a loose ferrule on my old Stellar paddle and noticed that it went automatically to around 30 degrees. I had been paddling at zero. Now I know why.
@@CCRAPresearch that's keeping a firm grip on the handle with the ferul slightly loose while concentrating on proper blade angle during the catch will set the proper feather angle. Thought that was pretty clear in the video.