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Bending Branches Special Canoe Paddle

    Bending Branches Special Canoe Paddle

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    Item # 492117

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    This bent-shaft wood paddle is an excellent value for the advanced recreational canoeist.

    • Wide blade provides a more powerful stroke for excellent flatwater cruising performance
    • Combines a 7-laminate blade and a 12-laminate shaft of light and dark hardwoods for strength, durability, stiffness and beauty
    • Wrap Around™ Rockgard® protects the blade tip, wrapping up around the corners onto the blade edges
    • Comfortable, classic palm grip minimizes hand fatigue with its asymmetrical pear shape

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    Bending Branches Special Canoe Paddle Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Canoeing
    12-laminate wood
    7-laminate wood/Rockgard tip
    20 x 8 inches
    Palm
    14 degrees
    22 ounces
    Shaft material
    Blade material
    Blade size
    Grip type
    Bent shaft angle
    Weight

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    5.0

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    Jun

    14

    2011

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Works as good as it looks

    By ken2116

    from Palo Alto, CA

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    Pros

    • Comfortable Shaft
    • Efficient
    • Good Control
    • Minimizes Fatigue

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Day Trips
      • Mixed use
      • Touring
      • Training

      Comments about Bending Branches Special Canoe Paddle:

      We use these mostly in open bays and coastal waters and the occasionally on rivers. The paddle is very efficient and comfortable - much appreciated at the end of all day excursions in wind and chop. The palm style grip is smooth, fits just right, and has never raised blisters. Steering maneuvers are easily accomplished, though for continuous white water we'd choose a straight paddle (and some that weren't so pretty).

      We purchased a second when my wife and I found ourselves vying for the first.

      • Was this a gift?:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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