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Stand Up Paddle Foiling Board Talk & Reviews Wing Foiling

jord070

1109 posts

jord070

WA, 1109 posts

23 Mar 2008 1:34am

just been looking at paddles and saw the wooden paddle and just wondering how the perform compared to carbon/glass and alloy paddles

they look really nice, but do they perform.

DavidJohn

VIC

17570 posts

DavidJohn

VIC, 17570 posts

23 Mar 2008 8:43am

I agree...the wood paddles look nice..real nice.

I've not tried one but I've heard that they are a bit more flexy than carbon and alloy..but flex can be good.

I've also heard that they are not as durable..but then they may be easier to repair..and some can be a little heavy.

One other thing is that they often don't have a nice ergo T piece handle like most carbon paddles do.

I'd love to get one myself one day..There's so many different types out there now.

What type/brand are you looking at?

DJ

Shep

153 posts

Shep

WA, 153 posts

23 Mar 2008 10:41pm

I use a homemade wooden paddle and I really rate it - but its the only paddle that I've used for SUP so not sure how it compares.

The weights pretty good - bound to be a little heavier than the carbon - but after a few sessions you're not going to notice it any way.

This is it in the pic