Odachi 1 Piece Bent Shaft

[ oh - da - chee ] - The cavalry sword of the samurai. Designed specifically for racing as it was for battle.

Designed from the ground up specifically for down river and creek races.  As race courses are increasingly set on harder and harder runs, we want to ensure that going fast doesn’t mean worrying about your paddle.  

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• With an increased blade to shaft offset, this blade forward design gives a more powerful catch and more verticality through the power phase.
• Greater dihedral to stabilize powerful forward strokes through turbulent conditions.
• Long blade length provides greater leverage.
• Race-inspired blade tip with a symmetrical shape for more surface area and more efficiency when making a more vertical race stroke. Subtle scoop for more purchase.
• Along with carbon bent and straight shafts, we’ve optimized materials and manufacturing techniques to obtain lower weight, remain strong, and provide a comfortable flex. Less fatigue on your body overall, for the longer races.
• Because you still hit rocks when you go fast, Dynel® edging is highly abrasion and impact-resistant. Protecting the fine-tuned carbon blades from the elements.
• NOTE. Design features that make this paddle fast also make for a unique feel in your hands. Bracing and rolling are different. With our proven River Running line up to round out your quiver, we did not intend the Odachi to be an all-around paddle.
• Although our Ultimate performance paddles are far and away our best paddling, their unique design characteristics and materials do not make them our most impact-resistant. Look to our Premium paddles for the highest impact resistance.
• Feather Angle: 1-piece options- unfeathered, Right hand control or left hand control, up to 90 degrees, in 5 degree increments.

The Odachi is an advanced/race paddle; its unique design characteristics make it light and fast.  Please look at our Premium Fiberglass paddles, such as the Surge, to handle more abuse.

Shaft Option: Bent
Pieces: 1 Piece
Weight Grams: 1022g.
Weight Ounces: 36oz. 
Length Range: 190cm-203cm in 1cm increments.
Feather Angle: Fixed. L or R. 0 to 90 in 5-degree increments.
Blade Surface Area: 735 cm2
Blade Length x Width:  49cm x 20.5cm

 WARNING:  This product can expose you to chemicals including Bisphenol A, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Performance Level: Ultimate
Blade Design: Ultimate - Carbon Dynel Reinforced - Whitewater, Dihedral, Asymmetrical Blade Shape, Dynel Edge
Blade Shape: Whitewater Race
Shaft Features: Neutral Bent Shaft, Whitewater Race Shaft