standard hobie paddle will fold if you dig in hard enough. mine broke and I only weigh 165 lbs. ive heard of other people breaking them also. suggestions on buying a new one vary greatly , and cost is deffinately an issue. i bought a werner. straight shaft ,big blades, . correyvreken 230 length. boat width and your height , detemine length of paddle . the standard length of stock hobbie paddle 230 . so that is what i would stick with . most peole dont paddle the hobie alot for obvious reasons so i went with big blade , like the stock one. if you do paddle alot a thinner blade , like touring model would be wiser unless you are in very good shape. check their site . lots of paddle and info. i think i spent around 350. not cheap . hope this helps you. another thing that can help you is bring your stock paddle and match it to other paddles to get comparison. if you comfortable with shape and length then i would say stick with.
08-31-2011, 07:11 AM
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