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My Opinion
Posted by: Kudzu on Dec-12-12 5:22 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Dec-12-12 5:23 PM EST --

I really think it's a personal preference thing. Coming from a road bicycle background; side to side flex in a bike frame is a bad thing. Energy that should be devoted to forward motion is lost. Fore and aft flex absorbs road shock and less forward energy is lost. I ain't no fizzicyst but when your paddle flexes forward and back, very little energy is lost. If it feels good, enjoy it.

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Flex in a paddle - willi_h2o - Dec-12-12 4:41 PM
- Too little, too much . . . - water_walker - Dec-12-12 5:03 PM
- personal taste - nickjc - Dec-12-12 5:15 PM
- My Opinion - Kudzu - Dec-12-12 5:22 PM
  - Yep - carldelo - Dec-12-12 5:58 PM
    - Isn't That What the "fizzicyst" Describe - clydehedlund - Dec-13-12 2:35 AM
      - Indeed it is... - carldelo - Dec-13-12 12:47 PM
- I prefer no flex ... - Bob_d - Dec-12-12 6:10 PM
  - prefer flex - ret603 - Dec-13-12 10:39 AM
    - Americans seem to be - rectorsquid - Dec-13-12 3:00 PM
    - I did list age Dave.. - Bob_d - Dec-13-12 4:56 PM
- Rating systems for flex - willi_h2o - Dec-13-12 1:47 AM
- I like a little flex - gibsonra - Dec-13-12 8:49 AM
  - I use slalom paddles for paddling - g2d - Dec-13-12 2:09 PM
- Paddle flex - JerrySmith - Dec-13-12 10:30 AM
- The topic was indeed FLEX - willi_h2o - Dec-13-12 1:19 PM
  - Evaluating Flex - guideboatguy - Dec-13-12 1:40 PM
- I prefer a bit of flex. - Yanoer - Dec-13-12 3:10 PM
- Responsiveness - jimyaker - Dec-13-12 4:47 PM
- Testing flex - willi_h2o - Dec-13-12 5:49 PM
  - Quite correct - guideboatguy - Dec-13-12 7:13 PM
- What system - willi_h2o - Dec-15-12 12:19 AM
  - If your shoulders or biceps are stiff... - FrankNC - Dec-17-12 9:43 AM