I posted a while back regarding Paddle Choices where I was looking between a few different paddles. Well, its been about 6months and I still haven't committed, that said I've narrowed it down to 3 choices from 5! Look at the Kenalu Mana 90, Black Project Hydro 88 or the new Starboard Lima - 82.

They all seem to have slightly different takes on how to get the best performance, but there's a few things I'm not sure about. The blade size of paddles seems to be getting smaller in general - would this be an accurate take? If so, would the Mana 90 be somewhat 'dated' as it would appear new paddles on the market are theoretically getting the same effectiveness from a smaller paddle? ie the Hydro is 88 and the Lima 'Large' is 82.

Also, the angle of the blade - the Hydro is only an 8 degree blade angle which seems very minor - does this impact the stroke in a big way - cause extra shoulder stress perhaps?

As I said, I'm getting closer to a decision, hopefully I can get my hands on a new one for January!