Power stroke may be tough

[Black_Fly]

Doc said I’ll be normal in 8 weeks. I’ll likely want to get out before then. March and April days can be lovely paddle days here. Would kneeling take some of the load off my power stroke? I’ll likely just J stroke on the left, but wind and current are pretty ubiquitous on the local lake. My overhead lifting will need to be practiced too, but I can dip the tip and walk up to the yoke, I reckon.

 

[Black_Fly]

 

[Tryin']

Decided on surgery, I take it?

 

[Erica]

My friend who was born with only one regular arm. The other arm had a normal upper arm and then an elbow with a stub of the lower arm. So you might want to try paddling with your elbow on the surgical arm. Depending on use and pain of course.

He tied a leather loop to the middle of the shaft and stuck the stub in there when paddling on the near side.

On the far side, he just used the elbow to hold the paddle.

Maybe you won’t need to go so far. I’m just pointing to some options that may give you ideas for yourself.