werner sherpa paddle advise

werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28852

alex13 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 44 Thank you received: 0	im looking at gettin a werner sherpa crank and was wondering what length you would reccomend. i would mainly be using it for river running and playing on the occasional wave i am 5ft 6 Thanks Alex
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28856

Jeroen Offline Administrator Posts: 1351 Thank you received: 8	There are some length recommendations on one of the images: playak.com/index.php?option=com_content&...028:sherpa&Itemid=28 playak.com/index.php?option=com_content&...rpa-carbon&Itemid=28 Btw if anyone has experience with those paddles, feel free to add user reviews (see button at the bottom of the product descriptions) If you're happy, you're successful.
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28860

AdrianTregoning Offline Moderator Posts: 2212 Thank you received: 8	194cm should do the trick. I'm 6' and mostly play 194cm and do everything else 197cm. But then I recently got a Werner Double Diamond in 197 for a good price (used once) so now have two play paddles with different lengths and it doesn't bother me. I'd say for my height, 197 is sweet. Werner are great paddles, I have a Powerhouse too. No complaints. Anybody else, thoughts?
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28862

alex13 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 44 Thank you received: 0	thanks for the info adrian can you feel the difference in length between the 194 and the 197
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28864

AdrianTregoning Offline Moderator Posts: 2212 Thank you received: 8	No problem. For sure I can feel the difference.. If you can, try out a few paddles from other people. Get what feels good for you. If the shop is next to a body of water and you can test them out, then do it. It's a personal choice. You could go shorter than 194 or you could even go with the 197. Everyone is different
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28866

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I have a pair of 191cm AT2 flexi's, and im 6ft 3in.

Im not disagreeing with anyone but i tried a set off 200cm paddles and couldnt get on with them at all, because i was pushing them too deep when trying to get some power and hitting my hands on my boat or in shallow water or narrow rocky rivers hitting the bottom. I altered my stroke a bit but didnt find a shallower stroke very comfortable so i tried a 192 werner paddle and it was much easier.

Subsequently i bought the AT2's for a bargain. I like them but am also in search now for some 197 cranked werner sidekicks as i tried some and liked them aswell.

Sort of over explained that one a bit, sorry for the waffle.

Matt

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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28868

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I'm around 5'7"/5'8", and use a 200 cm Werner. It was my first paddle that I got a few years ago, and just feels really good to me. I can get more leverage for rolling, more reach for strokes, etc. I may use our spare Werner Powerhouse when I start taking playboating lessons because it is a few cm shorter, but to me I only see the difference in a 191 and a 200 as 3.5" or so, which isn't a lot imo. However, if you get a bent shaft or one that has grips (like the old Seven2 paddles) the length becomes much more important.

I would say for a bent shaft something between 191 and 194 should work, because anything bigger could make you reach out to the bend in the shaft. If you can, look at a 188,191, 194, 197, and 200 bent shaft, and see which one feels the best.

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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28870

alex13 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 44 Thank you received: 0	thanks guys i tried a 197 crank at the pool last night and it felt big on me so proberly getting the 191
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28871

AdrianTregoning Offline Moderator Posts: 2212 Thank you received: 8	I still suggest you try the 194 before you commit But hey, it's your choice of course!
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28873

ubau Offline Senior Member Posts: 28 Thank you received: 0	I agree with Adrian, if You can try 194 also. I am around 6ft and use 194 bent shaft Werner DD and it feels perfect size for me, but everybody is different with different requirements. BTW, what feather are You using?
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28874

AdrianTregoning Offline Moderator Posts: 2212 Thank you received: 8	Yeah, backup Try that 194....
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Re:werner sherpa paddle advise 15 years 10 months ago #28876

alex13 Topic Author Offline Senior Member Posts: 44 Thank you received: 0	ill see if i can get my hands on a 194 to give it a go
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