It gets a bit boring paddling on the edge of the pool while rehabilitating from shoulder surgery, so...

Nice vid Casso.. Thanks for doing it and glad to see you back paddling.. .. After watching it I'm not sure what's good and what's bad.. and also.. If you were to paddle the same blade 10 times do you get 10 different turbulence's?.. They also often don't seem to be fully dipped so more air is getting sucked down into the water?. What do you think about this vid and what it shows?

DJ

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DavidJohn said...

Nice vid Casso.. Thanks for doing it and glad to see you back paddling.. .. After watching it I'm not sure what's good and what's bad.. and also.. If you were to paddle the same blade 10 times do you get 10 different turbulence's?.. They also often don't seem to be fully dipped so more air is getting sucked down into the water?. What do you think about this vid and what it shows?

Thanks DJ.

The blades were pretty deep, that last angle is a bit of an optical illusion.

I'm not too sure what the results of this very technical and well thought out test are! They all look pretty similar to me - maybe a bit less wash coming off the Quickblades (especially the Elite Racer). As Rambo mentioned on Facebook, it's not really a true test because the edge of the pool isn't moving past the paddle like a board would be - but that would be a whole heap harder to shoot.

I'd be interested to hear anyone else's interesting observations.

hi casso. hope your getting better.

is next step is the skate board beside the pool

By the looks of it, none of the blades were fully immersed in the water before applying power which creates the cavitation and the air bubbles. Also, the strokes taken were all akin to accelerating away from a stationary position, so much of that turbulence wouldn't apply when actually up to paddling speed.

I've found, if you put the paddle completely under water before applying the power, you get much better forward propulsion with no noise or water/air disturbance. It's easy enough to do at the beginning of the stroke using Tom Bradley's method of bending the top arm to create reach, then driving with the top arm pushing forward before using the body to get on "top of the paddle" to create the power.

It allows the paddle to get deeper in the water and further forward at the "Catch". This gives a longer effective power stroke that you ordinarily miss out on without the bent top arm at the catch.

The QB paddles do seem to induce less air in the turbulence. Not really sure if it is definitive in terms of which paddle is best, but an interesting watch none the less. Thanks!

DM

wow dont no about what paddle did what nor which looked best but loved the angles and the editing.....also your pool is very well kept!

Lacey to funny i can just see casso now on the skatey

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laceys lane said...

next step is the skate board beside the pool

Awesome idea - doing it.

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ScarbsSUP said...

I've found, if you put the paddle completely under water before applying the power, you get much better forward propulsion with no noise or water/air disturbance. It's easy enough to do at the beginning of the stroke using Tom Bradley's method of bending the top arm to create reach, then driving with the top arm pushing forward before using the body to get on "top of the paddle" to create the power.

It allows the paddle to get deeper in the water and further forward at the "Catch". This gives a longer effective power stroke that you ordinarily miss out on without the bent top arm at the catch.

Good points DM. Unfortuneatly the dodgey shoulder doesn't allow the perfect reach or catch just yet. Might have to try again in a few months.

I've just realized that the two Kialoas and the C4 in the vid have been taped on the edge. Maybe this is why the Quickblades (without tape) show less turbulence???

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Casso said...

I've just realized that the two Kialoas and the C4 in the vid have been taped on the edge. Maybe this is why the Quickblades (without tape) show less turbulence???

Could be.. It doesn't take much.

As soon as I get any nicks, cuts or skuffs in my tape I replace it with new tape because I can notice it.. Mostly how the paddle goes in and out of the water.

DJ

i have not got a swimming pool,mmm must try this one in the bathtub