Looks like you flogged the foot rest off a wheelchair for the blade?
Nice paddle... hope it works well. Let us know how it goes?

Good thing its cheap, as it doesn't look like it floats too well.

Greenroom said...

Looks like you flogged the foot rest off a wheelchair for the blade?
Nice paddle... hope it works well. Let us know how it goes?

Its a real paddle froma yachting shop- riveted n go.

tested the paddle. -

No kidding it worked great, and light too.

the bike EVA handle grip for the lower hand helps the float.- yes it floats.

I compared it to a carbon bought paddle - and its not bad at all. Put it this way - I got onto waves with as much effort as a carbon paddle.

Lobes said...

Good thing its cheap, as it doesn't look like it floats too well.

it floats from plastic blade and eva foam lower handle

Yeah I agree with you DJ.
But at first the only thing you want is to just get out on the water no matter how you do it.
Good effort Mizarc. But nothing beats the real thing. If you paddle your crutch then paddle a 400 buck carbon paddle you would be kidding yourself if you said your crutch was better.
Save your pennies and get a paddle that performs, helps proper technique etc etc etc the list goes on.

While we are talking homemade paddles vs carbon, does anyone else have any thoughts why a good carbon paddle would be benificial?