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Adjustable angle & length

Mechanisms to adjust the angle and length of paddles:

  • – Snaps in the aluminum shaft with different holes
  • – Bayonet locks
  • - Screw connections ala broomstick (almost only with SUP paddles)
  • – Werner Vario division with 15° increments of snap-in and push button
  • – Clamping lever made of aluminum or plastic

The latter solution has prevailed, it is used by numerous manufacturers, because it allows a relatively effortless operation even on the water (in contrast to the push button of the aluminum paddle and the broomstick connections). In addition, the clamp lever connections are also adjustable in length, 10-15cm, in contrast to the vario clamp and the button connection.

How useful is the adjustability?

  • When paddling long distances, it can make sense to vary the length from time to time in order to put a different strain on the muscles. Or when different paddlers share a spare paddle. Or when they are used with boats of different widths. Length adjustability makes only limited sense, for example with ergo shafts, because the grip position also moves apart.
  • Ovalized shafts are glued to the blades. So you not only turn the position of the blade, but also the ovalization. Therefore, a variation of the rotation is usually only pleasantly usable by a maximum of +/- 20° to the "design angle".