Hi All
I am a 5'6" 160 lb (ish) weight training male pushing 50. Currently I use a club Epic mid wing. I prefer a sustained moderate effort over ~20 km (hopefully longer for this season) and at times I think this paddle is too aggressive for that. Tried a friend's small wing and loved how nice and easy it felt. Haven't used it more than a few minutes so no idea of speed difference. That paddle had really small 700 cm2 blades (my friend is a petite female).
Anyhow. It'd be nice to have a smaller bladed cruiser paddle. My mid wing is 750 cm2. What I can easily get my grabby paws on is 700, 720 and 735 cm2. I have no idea how much difference each step makes. I.e. would 735 be a tiny difference compared with 750? Which size is a reasonable considering it's expected to be specifically a distance paddle. And just to set the right context, we are not talking about big downwinds bit rather rhythmic distance slog in flattish water.
Also these other paddles are full carbon and therefore lighter.
I am a 5'6" 160 lb (ish) weight training male pushing 50. Currently I use a club Epic mid wing. I prefer a sustained moderate effort over ~20 km (hopefully longer for this season) and at times I think this paddle is too aggressive for that. Tried a friend's small wing and loved how nice and easy it felt. Haven't used it more than a few minutes so no idea of speed difference. That paddle had really small 700 cm2 blades (my friend is a petite female).
Anyhow. It'd be nice to have a smaller bladed cruiser paddle. My mid wing is 750 cm2. What I can easily get my grabby paws on is 700, 720 and 735 cm2. I have no idea how much difference each step makes. I.e. would 735 be a tiny difference compared with 750? Which size is a reasonable considering it's expected to be specifically a distance paddle. And just to set the right context, we are not talking about big downwinds bit rather rhythmic distance slog in flattish water.
Also these other paddles are full carbon and therefore lighter.