This is the 5th Werner paddle that I have owned. I have always gone for straight shafts in the past as that is how I first learned to paddle. As a bit of a traditionalist, I always told myself that learning a bent shaft would basically be starting over. Those fears were unfounded and all of the claims of reduced stress and fatigue seem to be quite true. The paddle itself is typical, top-notch Werner quality. I will be replacing my wife's paddle with an identical model in the near future.
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