Thanks for sharing this vid! I am still feeling my way with my new GP. After watching this vid, I reid a higher blade angle with good success. I am a taller paddler also
Thanks @kimbodious. Yeah, low angle can work well too - really a matter of personal preference as to your paddling style, body type, paddle, boat and paddling objectives. Just don’t let anyone tell you that high angle paddling with a Greenland Paddle is wrong or (the ultimate slur in some circles 😊 ) ‘not traditional’. Neither statement is correct. Greg Stamer explains the low/high angle thing really well from 4:20 of this video (and also explains that the Greenlanders do use high angle when they want to go fast) th-cam.com/video/4gZZ6oJ7RUo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HGFtoP2C3ffbuF_2 . Another explanation of a Greenlander teaching high angle about 6:38 to 10:00 of this vide: th-cam.com/video/XWaT3ryBLM8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=VO-Rc_wG68jUjHOA . I also really like this video for its explanation of the forward stroke with the GP: th-cam.com/video/mW_Wiak2QrQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7K0lYjZtWm0Lrml_
Really great info thanks. More to consider and try next outing! I am a scientist by training, I like to investigate and evaluate for myself rather than faithfully follow. I was also a teenager through the 1970’s (punk era).
Thanks for sharing this vid! I am still feeling my way with my new GP. After watching this vid, I reid a higher blade angle with good success. I am a taller paddler also
Thanks @kimbodious. Yeah, low angle can work well too - really a matter of personal preference as to your paddling style, body type, paddle, boat and paddling objectives. Just don’t let anyone tell you that high angle paddling with a Greenland Paddle is wrong or (the ultimate slur in some circles 😊 ) ‘not traditional’. Neither statement is correct.
Greg Stamer explains the low/high angle thing really well from 4:20 of this video (and also explains that the Greenlanders do use high angle when they want to go fast) th-cam.com/video/4gZZ6oJ7RUo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HGFtoP2C3ffbuF_2 .
Another explanation of a Greenlander teaching high angle about 6:38 to 10:00 of this vide: th-cam.com/video/XWaT3ryBLM8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=VO-Rc_wG68jUjHOA .
I also really like this video for its explanation of the forward stroke with the GP: th-cam.com/video/mW_Wiak2QrQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7K0lYjZtWm0Lrml_
Really great info thanks. More to consider and try next outing! I am a scientist by training, I like to investigate and evaluate for myself rather than faithfully follow. I was also a teenager through the 1970’s (punk era).
Totally agree with Kayak Hipster about the versatility of the GP for doing different strokes.
Enjoyed a lot! Whose paddle?
Thank you! The paddle is a Gearlab Kalleq