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Buying Blades
Simon R.:
lenght is really up to you. i have 194 in river running blades and my playboating ones are 190. ( though ive been told river running blades should be longer)
you want long blades for river running short ones for playboating. so if you want both you'll need to go for an inbetwen lenght.
as for the feather the bigger the degree the harder it will be doing tricks and stuff my playboating ones are 0 and my river ones 30 i can barely use 45's now . cartwheeling and stuff is easyer with a lower degree feather
my advice get 0's What the hell is the point of feather anyway??? wind resistance or something? im not a fecking sea kayaker!
that is all
Jim:
I don't know much about the particular paddles you mention Kyle, but I'd look at the feather issue. If you have good reason for going 45, go ahead, but I find lots of people use 45 because that's what the shops have, or go to 30 if someone suggests it. I've paddled zero degree for years now and don't have any issues. If you are playboating maybe it's different - I don't know anything about that. Paddles have feather for historical reasons that are mostly not relevant.
I'd suggest trying out flat paddles first. Takes about ten minutes to get the hang of it, then you're sorted and definitely won't get wrist problems later.
Jim.
kjt:
Thanks for all the replies lads. I was thinking of going with 10/15o.
A good few are saying 0o could be best so I might try get my hands on a set and go with that.
I've used 90, 45 and 0(with cranks) and gotten used to them all within a few minutes so I might just shoot this blind and go 0o's Player Freestyle straight off.
I'm going more towards rivers than playboating, I think that came out wrong in the original post.
River running ~80/85% and Playboating ~15/20%
Thanks again Lads!
Cathy:
I am a lady, excuse u! :P and that was good sound advice i gave u!!
Mark:
Another backer of 0 degree paddles. Everytime i have to use 45degrees i cringe.
Get bright coloured paddles like Dave said. Black is hard to find when the water is dark brown.
When ordering online you sometimes don't know what colour you'll get, so ask.
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