fffinally broke my ke nalu x tuff demo paddle........shaft still intact though.......did big fat belly flop on it when paddle and blade resting parallel to water surface......the paddle blade snapped off where it entered the shaft

so was my fault really :)

Well then..... there's the Ke Nalu advantage...... simple to replace the blade . Smart buyer, you

yep......that's what I tell the newbies.......but they don't get the message......still keep on buying cheap rubbish paddles :)