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Title: How do I pick a dragon boat paddle? Post by: Bloody Pirate on November 07, 2006, 01:58:48 PM I need some help guys and gals. I want to buy a new paddle for the upcoming year. Now I have read all the info about carbon this and that and looked on the different manufacturers websites. But what I cannot find is how to know what length of paddle I should be looking at. Is there any rules on how to measure yourself for a certain paddle length?
Any help would be appreciated. Scott Title: Re: How do I pick a dragon boat paddle? Post by: Colossus on November 07, 2006, 02:55:32 PM how tall are you? what length do you use now? the longest you can use "comfortably", the better.
and now that i've moved around the boat a bit, where do you sit? you're probably not going to be able to use a 51" paddle very comfortably up in seat 1 unless you have very little bow wake. i can barely get away with a 50", but thats cause my arms are really long and can lift the paddle high over the bow wake. Title: Re: How do I pick a dragon boat paddle? Post by: paddleboy on November 07, 2006, 07:13:23 PM Ok...here I go again ....get a adjustable *EDIT* Apex ( oops) carbon ...reasonable price and you can adjust the length to whatever you want ........beats the hell out of buying a blade only to find out it short or too long ...thats sucks !
Title: Re: How do I pick a dragon boat paddle? Post by: drachenboot on November 07, 2006, 08:36:25 PM adjustable burnwater? Apex makes an adjustable, I didn't know burnwater did.
Title: Re: How do I pick a dragon boat paddle? Post by: Colossus on November 08, 2006, 02:16:49 AM i think he's on crack and meant apex. although burnwater is rumoured to be coming out with an adjustable as well.
Title: Re: How do I pick a dragon boat paddle? Post by: paddleboy on November 08, 2006, 07:26:00 AM sorry brain fart :shock:
Title: Re: How do I pick a dragon boat paddle? Post by: glowing_ice on November 09, 2006, 12:02:49 PM sorry to lean off topic.
speaking of which... some paddlers i know are doing a ZRE group buy. they are 8 short from the minimum 20 to get a 20% large group discount. this is off the regular price as posted on western canoe and kayak: http://www.westerncanoekayak.com/ The group buy price of 20+ people are as follows (prices do not include tax): Dragon Boat Paddle - full carbon w/palm or T grip: $157 Dragom Boat Paddle - full carbon with carbon palm: $174 Outrigger Paddles Full Carbon Power Surge OR Light: $245 Full Carbon Power Surge OR Medium: $222 Full Carbon Outrigger Medium: $200 Zaveral are known to make excellent paddles. PM me if you are interested. Title: Re: How do I pick a dragon boat paddle? Post by: drachenboot on November 09, 2006, 04:48:55 PM ZRE also offers a carbon T-grip which is not yet on their website.
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