Hobie Mirage Drive Glide Technology - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

crazywakeboarder · 08-08-2014, 12:28 PM

I wonder if theyre actually better or if its a marketing move. I feel all the resistance is in the stroke (action of pushing the water and creating forward motion) and not in the drive itself. If you take a drive and move it back and forth in the air, theyre very smooth so I dont see how bearings are going to cut down on resistance

I hope a dealer will have the new and old drive rigged in the stand side by side to showcase the difference if any

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08-08-2014, 12:28 PM	#8
crazywakeboarder Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: yorba linda Posts: 120	I wonder if theyre actually better or if its a marketing move. I feel all the resistance is in the stroke (action of pushing the water and creating forward motion) and not in the drive itself. If you take a drive and move it back and forth in the air, theyre very smooth so I dont see how bearings are going to cut down on resistance I hope a dealer will have the new and old drive rigged in the stand side by side to showcase the difference if any