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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7087

Tomme Topic Author Offline Premium Member Posts: 72 Thank you received: 0	Looking to get some new paddles, for playboating. Do you guys prefer feathered paddles or asymetrical(spelling?) paddles.
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7089

crafty_chris Offline Junior Member Posts: 12 Thank you received: 0	asymectrical for me fella, I have the werner player best paddle i've used yet!
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7090

M0nkeymann Offline Elite Member Posts: 146 Thank you received: 0	feathered
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7091

3douglas Offline Senior Member Posts: 23 Thank you received: 0	got the werner player too. amazing. best i have ever used. mine are glass though so look slightly fragile but are super strong.
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7092

localkayakinboob Offline Senior Member Posts: 23 Thank you received: 0	hold on, the point may have been missed. asymetrical blades have a shape which maximises the amount of blade in the water and also keeps it balanced under load, feathering is different, this refers to the angel that each blade is offset. werner players and many many others are both asymetrical and feathered to an angel of 45 degrees or less.
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7093

3douglas Offline Senior Member Posts: 23 Thank you received: 0	So Tomme did you mean is asymetrical or symetrical better for playboating. also what feather to have the blade at??? for me i prefer asymetrical with a 45 degree feather.
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7098

batman100 Offline Elite Member Posts: 172 Thank you received: 0	And are you looking into shaft finds, shape(cranks or straight), diameter, and weight well its just a thought
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7120

Tomme Topic Author Offline Premium Member Posts: 72 Thank you received: 0	what i meant to ask about was the feather, my paddles are 45* at the moment, just wondering if 0* feather blades would be better for playboating?
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7153

VAPaddler1324 Offline Elite Member Posts: 118 Thank you received: 0	[quote:9d16e4d595="3douglas"]got the werner player too. amazing. best i have ever used. mine are glass though so look slightly fragile but are super strong.[/quote:9d16e4d595] werner paddles are so stong even though the glass ones do look fragile ive seen people practicly pole vault w/ them
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Paddles 18 years 10 months ago #7156

juneyman Offline Premium Member Posts: 88 Thank you received: 0	The Foam core paddles WILL break, and all paddles WILL wear down. Nothing lasts forever
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Paddles 18 years 9 months ago #7604

coopertron Offline Senior Member Posts: 35 Thank you received: 0	buut some things last longer than others
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Paddles 18 years 9 months ago #7607

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I've been using a set of AT2 Flex cranks with a 30 degree feather for over a year for rivers and surfing. They are excellent and very much worth the money, plus they are really tough.. i've smashed them hard of rocks and not a mark. Plus the edge of the blade is tough and is not showing any signs of unravelling unlike a friend's blade.

Regarding the feathering people like EJ uses a 30 degree feather on his AT's, however there is a school of thought that a 0 degree feather is better for stalls. At the end of day you adapt to what you buy. One thing to consider, 0 degree feather will catch the wind more while surfing (on the sea).

Lastly Werner's seem to be a great paddle, but I've seen two sets that leaked were the crank and blade meet. They may be older models but something you may wish to research.

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Paddles 18 years 9 months ago #7625

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Answering your question I use a player 191 with no feather and happily use it playing, squirtboating and river running,

It does make playing easier and it is easier on your joints too! BUT not everyone who has tried them likes them, either try a friends or lendal do a four piece paddle with an adjstable feather and length system with a choice of shafts and blades from tough nylon through to prepeg carbon!

i still have my original player which has 45 feather which i still use for creeking or rock infested ditches of the UK