Douglas Alderson's Paddles

"Despite suggestions of increased leverage and a more gentle stroke with longer paddles I found that using the shorter lengths yielded better overall performance. With the shorter paddles my sustained speed was higher, and effort was reduced. All aspects of my strokes seemed to improve. Bracing and rolling were quicker and easier. I had to build just one more paddle, a little more sturdy and with a better finish. With this accomplished felt that now I had a really good paddle (paddle C on the chart below)."
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 (Submitted by Noel Thu Jul 8, 2004 )