feathered paddle vs 0 feather

 I was curious after noticing in photos that there was 0 feather in the blades of many of the paddles.
I personally use different paddles and angles for different boats/conditions but never with unfeathered blades.
I realize that times and styles have changed since I was taught and wanted to see what style the anglers were using.

I've tried paddling with feathered blades, but it's never been comfortable for me.

feathered, just feels more natural of a paddle stroke for me, wow that doesnt sound good , cameron

I feather on my scupper pro tw and not on the hobie revo.
Feels kinda weird not to feather though.

I'm with Jay. I tried it but it feels weird. Seems to help though when the wind comes up to keep the wind from hitting the blades as much. jim

I've always liked zero feather, but never really gave the feath a chance.  Symmetry and balance feel right w/o even though I know the pro show is the way to go.  Maybe I'll feather when I grow up.   

Feathered all the way.
The blade out of the water gives far less wind resistance that on a 0 feathered blade.
Not that it makes much difference to me because I pedal, but on windy days and all you have is a paddle it can make a world of difference.

Do you ride goofy or not?     I think most people just do what they did naturally the first time they paddled.  It's hard to switch afterwards.  Feathered paddler here.  Now the question is, how many degrees?  60 seems like too much for me, but 45 seems to little.

-Allen

0 for me.  I've checked my wrists when paddling and very little bending or none, depending on how hard I'm going, so no carpa-paddling syndrome for me.

Unfeathered, unless heading directly into a hard wind.

Am I the only one who likes the idea of the unfeathered paddle being harder to operate due to wind?   

feathering makes a big difference paddling against the wind. It took me a while to get used to it but I'm glad I feather now.

When I learned sea kayaking 101 all they used were feathered paddles, but that was explained as primarily a regional thing. Since were in the SF bay area, feathered paddles were the norm due to regular wind.
When I did guiding in AK, almost all our clients used unfeathered paddles (we used 2pc werners though so feathering was always an option). I'd say less than 10% of folks there used feathered paddles.
These days the muscle memory is so set that I can't paddle well with an unfeathered paddle. I always twist the forearm and end up slicing instead of biting.

The worst is if I was in a hurry and snapped the paddle together unfeathered, then slid into a surfbreak where those first few strokes need power and all I'd get was sliiiiice. Yikes!

I always twist the forearm and end up slicing instead of biting.

The worst is if I was in a hurry and snapped the paddle together unfeathered, then slid into a surfbreak where those first few strokes need power and all I'd get was sliiiiice. Yikes!

When I read the first sentence above I was going to share an experience I had. Then you summed up my experience in the next paragraph.
I yard saled (sold?  ) once because that exact thing happened. I needed a few power strokes and I dug hard. Since there was no bite it threw me totally off balance and the wave had it's way with me. Lesson learned.

If the feathered paddle doesnt feel comfortable or you feel clumsy with it, you might try changing control hands.
Just because you are right handed doesnt mean that your control hand is your right. Im left handed but when I paddle my control hand is my right.