EPIC PADDLES

Hi,
I just would like to know wich shaft is softer, the green one or the burgundy shaft ?

Edited out... Most references say green is more flexible, then burgundy, then blue (for sprint)...

I have a green shaft on my "Club" model Epic Mid that used to be called the Hybrid I believe. It is a fiberglass shaft I believe, so is a bit heavier and not as stiff as the carbon shafts.

(this is my understanding, anyway)

When I shortened mine, I saw some carbon in it too, if not mistaken (not just glass)...

So the Burgundy is an Intermediated level of stiffness between the blue and green shaft, isn't it ?

Green shaft most flexible, Burgundy middle and Blue the stiffest shaft.

Hmmm... I know the burgundy is called medium flex and this review also puts it in the middle b/w green and black (www.surfski.info/reviews/paddles/story/2...mid-wing-paddle.html) but I thought by feel the burgundy felt more flexible to me than the green... Has been a while since I switched paddles with my buddies, so I might be mistaken...

At any rate, the green is supposed to be more durable than the burgundy... I'm still amazed that I can pull on my wing with as much power as I do occasionally for a short burst and it is still in one piece (two, to be precise). The shafts are so light and comprise only a small portion of the overall weight of the paddle anyway, that I don't think it matters weight-wise. The blade weight matters much more - the carbon blades feel lighter in use than the hybrid blades on the same green shaft...

I had two green shafts (both broken now ) and have two burgundy shafts and to me the burgundy shafts feel more flexible than the green shafts and while I used to do hard out sprint training with the green shafts I'm not game enough to do the same with the burgundy shafts, they just feel too light weight.

Kocho - it is my understanding that my "club" (used to be Hybrid) has carbon blades too - it is just the shaft that is heavier due to the fiberglass layup. Maybe I am confused..

They came in both, green shaft with carbon blades like I have and a hybrid version.

CyberSki wrote: Kocho - it is my understanding that my "club" (used to be Hybrid) has carbon blades too - it is just the shaft that is heavier due to the fiberglass layup. Maybe I am confused..

Not sure what it's called, but it is a green shaft (carbon/glass composite) with black carbon blades (probably composite too, have not broken one yet to see...). Before that I had the same shaft but with the silver fiberglass blades, which were heavier a bit.