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Posted by: carldelo on Dec-12-12 5:58 PM (EST)

As Kudzu says, if the flex is in the paddling direction, and the unflexing happens underwater, not much energy is lost.

If the unflexing happens upon exiting the water (i.e. you're still pulling hard when the blade leaves the water) then the energy that went into flexing will be lost - it goes into flinging that paddle blade full of water backwards.

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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