Glad to hear you enjoy it. Blade size is also a personal preference. But here's a few things to consider. Bigger blades give you a good catch and powerful strokes, but they also demand more power, because bigger is of course also more resistance. For the powerful strokes you make when paddling in the take off on a wave, a big blade is interesting. But you have to realize that most of the time on the water you are padlding to the line up and then big blades are heavier to paddle. They also catch more wind. Small blades have less resistance, but demand a higher stroke rate. If you have an efficient paddle stroke, small blades are an option. If you still have to learn the eskimo roll, a small blade gives you less buoyancy and leverage in the roll. For beginners and intermediate my advice would be a medium size blade ( between 650cm2-700cm2) . Which is big enough for strong paddle strokes, easy paddling and helpful for learning the roll. Regards, Paul
For quiet river strolls, haha, ok, I agree for that. But the advice for a waveski paddle is much shorter than for a kayak paddle. But you know that ;-) Paddle strokes for waveski are more vertical, paddle strokes for kayaking more horizontal. Greetz 🤙
@@StartWaveskiSurfing Slow learner making expensive mistakes :P One paddle fits all does not work! Plus the carbon blade slices through gel coat/fibreglass with a clumsy fool like me :( Again Paul, I owe you so much for all your videos, I am no longer just smashing straight into the sand :) Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the video, about the roll I agree longer makes it easier but IMHO only on peaceful water, when getting trashed I found shorter ones much easier. For waveskiers, which paddle angle is commonly used?
Hi JM, yes, I get your point. But you have a good roll. The message in that part of the video is for this who are still learning to have a flawless roll. Ps: the footage I show in that part: I am using my short paddle in that roll ;-). The common used angle for waveski is 45 degrees.
Thank you. Very helpful.
Good to hear! Thank you
I am enjoying the video, Thanks. How do I choose the surface area of paddle?
Glad to hear you enjoy it. Blade size is also a personal preference. But here's a few things to consider. Bigger blades give you a good catch and powerful strokes, but they also demand more power, because bigger is of course also more resistance. For the powerful strokes you make when paddling in the take off on a wave, a big blade is interesting. But you have to realize that most of the time on the water you are padlding to the line up and then big blades are heavier to paddle. They also catch more wind. Small blades have less resistance, but demand a higher stroke rate. If you have an efficient paddle stroke, small blades are an option. If you still have to learn the eskimo roll, a small blade gives you less buoyancy and leverage in the roll. For beginners and intermediate my advice would be a medium size blade ( between 650cm2-700cm2) . Which is big enough for strong paddle strokes, easy paddling and helpful for learning the roll. Regards, Paul
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Thank you for answer
Doh! Any giant need a very long paddle....(35cm taller than me :P). Does make quiet river strolls nice :) Thank you for the tips!
For quiet river strolls, haha, ok, I agree for that. But the advice for a waveski paddle is much shorter than for a kayak paddle. But you know that ;-) Paddle strokes for waveski are more vertical, paddle strokes for kayaking more horizontal. Greetz 🤙
@@StartWaveskiSurfing Slow learner making expensive mistakes :P One paddle fits all does not work! Plus the carbon blade slices through gel coat/fibreglass with a clumsy fool like me :(
Again Paul, I owe you so much for all your videos, I am no longer just smashing straight into the sand :) Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the video, about the roll I agree longer makes it easier but IMHO only on peaceful water, when getting trashed I found shorter ones much easier. For waveskiers, which paddle angle is commonly used?
Hi JM, yes, I get your point. But you have a good roll. The message in that part of the video is for this who are still learning to have a flawless roll. Ps: the footage I show in that part: I am using my short paddle in that roll ;-). The common used angle for waveski is 45 degrees.