Tack Johan! Intressanta perspektiv på vad skillnaden egentligen är. Har försökt reda ut det här själv men aldrig hört din förklaring. Gillar hur du pratar om kontakten med händerna och vart kontakten med paddeln sker i handen.
I have come to the same conclusion: cranked shaft leads to a more stable paddle and this leads to less strain on your wrists on long distances. The down-side is: I do not always want a stable paddle, e.g. when manouvring, side-ways paddling etc. all that technical stuff, where the blade is moved sideways through the water, puts more strain to your wrist than with a straight-shaft paddle. The same effect can be felt, when you compare a straight-shaft euro paddle with it's spoon-shaped blades and a flat faced Greenland paddle: the self-stabilizing of the bend blades (and their wobbling when moved sideways...) leads to a tighter grip and thus more strain. All these paddle types have their advantages of course - and it seems a matter of taste on which one to settle. My wrists liked Greenlandblades best for more than 20 years, but feel fine with Euroblades now and I like the greater efficiency of the Euroblades and the lower strain of a cranked shaft. Best to try all three... :o)
When I used to make my own greenland paddles I made them unsymetric, with blades pointing slightly forward. This made them better for paddling but worse for back-blade-action like stern rudder, low brace and some of the rolls.
It is all a matter of personal preference I think. Personally I have been paddling for 46 years now and never felt the need to switch to a bent-shaft paddle
Tack Johan!
Intressanta perspektiv på vad skillnaden egentligen är. Har försökt reda ut det här själv men aldrig hört din förklaring. Gillar hur du pratar om kontakten med händerna och vart kontakten med paddeln sker i handen.
Tack Alexander. Ja man har ju en del tid att fundera och känna efter när man paddlar 😃
I have come to the same conclusion: cranked shaft leads to a more stable paddle and this leads to less strain on your wrists on long distances. The down-side is: I do not always want a stable paddle, e.g. when manouvring, side-ways paddling etc. all that technical stuff, where the blade is moved sideways through the water, puts more strain to your wrist than with a straight-shaft paddle. The same effect can be felt, when you compare a straight-shaft euro paddle with it's spoon-shaped blades and a flat faced Greenland paddle: the self-stabilizing of the bend blades (and their wobbling when moved sideways...) leads to a tighter grip and thus more strain.
All these paddle types have their advantages of course - and it seems a matter of taste on which one to settle. My wrists liked Greenlandblades best for more than 20 years, but feel fine with Euroblades now and I like the greater efficiency of the Euroblades and the lower strain of a cranked shaft. Best to try all three... :o)
When I used to make my own greenland paddles I made them unsymetric, with blades pointing slightly forward. This made them better for paddling but worse for back-blade-action like stern rudder, low brace and some of the rolls.
It is all a matter of personal preference I think. Personally I have been paddling for 46 years now and never felt the need to switch to a bent-shaft paddle
No paddler really need a bent shaft. Simpler is often better.