crankshaft paddle and bracing

Advice
#1

Hi, new poster but longtime reader here (great website).



I’m considering getting a crankshaft paddle this spring but was wondering how much it will change bracing,sculling and rolling. Can anyone fill me in on their experiences?

#2

bracing and rolling skills
if your bracing and rolling skills are good, you should have zero problem using a ‘crank’ shaft. that’s my experience at any rate.

#3

With Time…
body mechanics and technique will adapt, unless something is really biomechanically off. Then you’ll end with an injury. :slight_smile:



sing

#4

Bent shaft paddles…
are not for everyone. I use one and like it a lot. Friends who have tried to make the switch have had mixed results with some taking to a bent right away and others never feeling comfortable. If you could borrow one for a long day that would be a good idea.



In the FWIW department, most of us using bents in my area have given up on feathering.



Regards,



Bill

#5

Bents & feathering
Interesting comment. I use an AT, which has a very gentle bend, and I have on occasion tried it unfeathered. The bends seemed totally out of place when I did so.



Jim

#6

Bent Shaft
I use a werner bent shaft and it works fine for bracing and rolling. Periodically I take my spare straight shaft paddle and practice with it, and I don’t notice any difference in the bracing or rolling…I find both comfortable, and I use both at 60deg feather.

#7

isn’t that AT a dream - - -
ever since i started using one a few years ago, i can’t paddle with anything else.

#8

Using 75 degree feather in an old
crankshaft designed for slalom, I don’t notice any problem with bracing, compound strokes, etc.

#9

All Agreed
The bentshaft works. Don’t we wish everything did.